Datapoint Afrikaans/Complementizer with verbs of knowing

If the complementizer is absent, there is main clause word order in the subordinate clause, i.e. V2.

Values

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 70.0%

Example 29-191:
Sy weet dat Jan siek is.
Sy
3sg.f.nom
weet
knows
dat
that
Jan
John
siek
ill
is.
is
She knows that John is ill.
Confidence:
Very certain

No complementizer Frequency: 30.0%

Example 29-192:
Sy weet hy is siek.
Sy
2sg.f.nom
weet
knows
hy
3sg.m.nom
is
is
siek.
ill
She knows that he is ill.
Confidence:
Very certain