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Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
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Complementizer with verbs of knowing
See Jürgen Lang's comment (Feature 96) on kuma and ma in Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago.
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Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’
Example 33-188:
N sibi
kuma
bu sta li.
N
1sg
sibi
know
kuma
comp
bu
2sg
sta
be
li.
here
I know that you are here.
Portuguese:
Sei que estás aqui.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Feature:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing
Source:
Own knowledge
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