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Complementizer with verbs of knowing
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No complementizer Frequency: 90.0%
Example 27-121:
[...] fodima ju wēt, mi ha fo jet oka.
[...]
[...]
fodima
because
ju
2sg
wēt,
know
mi
1sg
ha
have
fo
for
jet
eat
oka.
too
[...] because you know that I have too eat too.
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 57
Confidence:
Very certain
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Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’ Frequency: 10.0%
Example 27-122:
Am no wēt
se
fo kōk jamus fo gurí.
Am
3sg
no
neg
wēt
know
se
say
fo
for
kōk
cook
jamus
yamus
fo
for
gurí.
grow
He did not know that he had to cook yamus in order to grow.
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 38
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Negerhollands
by
Robbert van Sluijs
cite
Language:
Negerhollands
Feature:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 11-68
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