Datapoint Negerhollands/Complementizer with verbs of speaking

Values

No complementizer Frequency: 81.8%

Example 27-118:
Sini a sē, si nom kā dōt.
Sini
3pl
a
pst
sē,
say
si
3sg.poss
nom
uncle
kā
compl
dōt.
die
They said his uncle is dead.

Source: Josselin de Jong 1926: 26

Confidence:
Very certain

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 9.1%

Example 27-119:
Di pushi sē, dat di roto a du di, na am.
Di
det
pushi
cat
sē,
say
dat
that
di
det
roto
rat
a
pst
du
do
di,
det
na
neg
am.
3sg
The cat said that the rat did it, not he.

Source: Josselin de Jong 1926: 32

Confidence:
Very certain

Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’ Frequency: 9.1%

Example 27-120:
Am nōit sa prāt sē a Tekoma a mata di kui.
Am
3sg
nōit
never
sa
fut
prāt
talk
sē
say
a
cop
Tekoma
Tekoma
a
pst
mata
kill
di
det
kui.
cow
He will never tell that it was Tekoma who killed the cow.

Source: van Diggelen 1978: 71

Confidence:
Very certain