Datapoint Korlai/Complementizer with verbs of speaking

Values

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 62.5%

Example 40-67:
Engineer parmi punto ki wɔ ki sab? Yo halo ki yo sab electric welding ani gas welding.
Engineer
engineer
parmi
me
punto
ask.pst
ki
comp
wɔ
you.fam
ki
what
sab?
know
Yo
I
halo
say.pst
ki
comp
yo
I
sab
know
electric
electric
welding
welding
ani
and
gas
gas
welding.
welding
The engineer asked me "What do you know?" I said, "I know how to do electric welding and gas welding."
Example 40-125:
El hal-o el lə ʋi puris.
El
3sg
hal-o
say-pst
el
3sg
lə
fut
ʋi
come
puris.
comp
He said that he would come.

Source: Clements 1996: 183

Example 40-127:
yo hal-o ki "irmãʋ, mi kɔs su tɛ."
yo
1sg
hal-o
say-pst
ki
comp
"irmãʋ,
brother
mi
my
kɔs
back
su
gen
tɛ."
cop.prs
I said "brother you are younger than me" (lit. I said "brother you are in back of me").
Confidence:
Certain

No complementizer Frequency: 37.5%

Example 40-126:
Lʋidz hal-o el lə ʋi amya.
Lʋidz
Lwidz
hal-o
say-pst
el
3sg
lə
fut
ʋi
come
amya.
tomorrow
Lwidz said he would come tomorrow.

Source: Clements 1996: 183

Confidence:
Intermediate