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‘Want’ complement subjects
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The complement subject is left implicit
Example 27-123:
Am mangkḗ fo gi am twaləfhondərt patakón [...].
Am
3sg
mangkḗ
want
fo
for
gi
give
am
3sg
twaləf-hondərt
twelve-hundred
patakón
patacons
[...].
[...]
He wants to give him twelve hundred patacons [...].
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 61
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Negerhollands
by
Robbert van Sluijs
cite
Language:
Negerhollands
Feature:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 11-68
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