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Complementizer with verbs of speaking
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Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’
Example 4-163:
A tya kaagi gi Gaaman
taki
den ná e libi bun anga en.
A
she
tya
carry
kaagi
complaint
gi
give
Gaaman
paramount.chief
taki
say
den
they
ná
neg
e
ipfv
libi
live
bun
well
anga
with
en.
her
She complained to the paramount chief that they did not treat her well.
Source:
Goury and Migge 2003
: 157
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nengee
by
Bettina Migge
cite
Language:
Nengee
Feature:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking
Source:
Huttar and Huttar 1994
: 1ff
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