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Ternate Chabacano
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Complementizer with verbs of knowing
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No complementizer Frequency: 70.0%
Example 44-168:
Sábi mótro ta bíbu Hesús.
Sábi
know
mótro
1pl
ta
ipfv
bíbu
alive
Hesús.
Jesus
We know (that) Jesus is alive.
Spanish:
Sabemos que Jesús está vivo.
Confidence:
Certain
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Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 30.0%
Example 44-167:
Mánga protestánti sábi
ke
ta bíbu Hesús.
Mánga
pl
protestánti
Protestant
sábi
know
ke
that
ta
ipfv
bíbu
alive
Hesús.
Jesus
Protestants know that Jesus is alive.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
by
Eeva Sippola
cite
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
Feature:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing
Source:
Own knowledge
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