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Papiá Kristang
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Complementizer with verbs of speaking
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No complementizer Frequency: 70.0%
Example 42-170:
yo ja falá eli ta bai
yo
1sg
ja
pfv
falá
say
eli
3sg
ta
prog
bai
go
I said he is/was leaving.
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 202
Confidence:
Very certain
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Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 30.0%
Example 42-171:
eli falá
ki
isi, tudo angkoza, ta subí presu
eli
3sg
falá
say
ki
comp
isi,
this
tudo
all
angkoza,
thing
ta
prog
subí
rise
presu
price
He/she used to say that this, everything, is rising in price.
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 200
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Language:
Papiá Kristang
Feature:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 202
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