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‘Want’ complement subjects
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The complement subject is left implicit
Example 40-131:
Pelo kadz pərət anda kere.
Pelo
obj
.
3pl
kadz
house
pərət
back
anda
go
kere.
want/need
They want/need to go back home.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Language:
Korlai
Feature:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Source:
Own knowledge
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