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‘Want’ complement subjects
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The complement subject is left implicit
Example 4-165:
A e wani libi a bakaa.
A
he
e
ipfv
wani
want
libi
live
a
loc
bakaa.
Europe
He wants to live in Europe / in an urban setting.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nengee
by
Bettina Migge
cite
Language:
Nengee
Feature:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Source:
Goury and Migge 2003
: 98
;
Huttar and Huttar 1994
: 513
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