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Papiá Kristang
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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Kristang uses zero complementizer with both these verbs.
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No complementizer
Example 42-174:
eli lembrá bos já bai kaza
eli
3sg
lembrá
think
bos
2sg
já
pfv
bai
go
kaza
home
He thinks you have gone home.
Example 42-175:
eli kere bos bai kaza
eli
3sg
kere
want
bos
2sg
bai
go
kaza
home
He wants you to go home.
Example 42-176:
Maria lembrá eli sa filu teng na kaza
Maria
Maria
lembrá
think
eli
3sg
sa
gen
filu
son
teng
be
na
loc
kaza
house
She thinks (that) her son is at home.
Example 42-177:
Maria keré eli sa filu beng kaza
Maria
Maria
keré
want
eli
3sg
sa
gen
filu
son
beng
come
kaza
house
Maria wants her son to come home.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Language:
Papiá Kristang
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Own knowledge
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