Datapoint Principense/‘Want’ complement subjects

Values

The complement subject is left implicit Frequency: 70.0%

Example 37-169:
Kompwe, m mêsê we ki me za.
Kompwe,
fellow
m
1sg
mêsê
want
we
go
ki
poss
me
poss.1sg
za.
already
My friend, I want to leave now.

Source: Maurer 2009: 163

Example 37-170:
Kompwe, m mêsê we ki me za.
Kompwe,
friend
m
1sg
mêsê
want
we
go
ki
poss
me
poss.1sg
za.
already
My friend, I want to leave now.

Source: Maurer 2009

Confidence:
Very certain

The complement subject is expressed overtly Frequency: 30.0%

Example 37-168:
[…] ê1 mêsê p'êi kaba meze pimyô.
[...]
[...]
ê
3sg
mêsê
want
pa
comp
ê
3sg
kaba
finish
meze
table
pimyô.
first
[…] he wanted to finish the table first.

Source: Maurer 2009: 163

Confidence:
Very certain