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Complementizer with verbs of speaking
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Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’
Example 38-175:
Bo xontá
fá
navin sxa Ambô amaña.
Bo
2sg
xontá
tell
fa
speak
navin
ship
sxa
prog
Ambô
Annobón
amaña.
tomorrow
You say that the ship goes to Annobón tomorrow.
Example 38-176:
E xanta
fá
pa nõ tudu ba Palea.
Eli
3sg
xanta
sing
fa
speak
pa
for
no
1pl
tudu
all
ba
go
Palea.
Palea
He sings that we all should go to Palea.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
cite
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
Feature:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking
Source:
Own fieldwork
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