Datapoint Principense/Complementizer with verbs of speaking

Values

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

Example 37-164:
Têtuuga we fa sun arê ya inhemi dipôji di febentadu vya ka gomon.
Têtuuga
Turtle
we
go
fa
say
sun
Mr
arê
king
ya
comp
inhemi
yam
dipôji
after
di
of
febentadu
boil.pp
vya
rep
ka
hab
gomon.
sprout
Turtle went to see the king and told him that boiled yam sprouts again.

Source: Maurer 2009: 161

Confidence:
Very certain

No complementizer Frequency: 30.0%

Example 37-165:
Têtuuga fa ê kôli a ke fa […].
Têtuuga
Turtle
fa
say
ê
3sg
ki
with
êli
3sg
sa
prog
ka
ipfv
we
go
fa
neg
[...].
[...]
Turtle said he wouldn’t go with him […].

Source: Günther 1973: 112

Confidence:
Very certain