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Complementizer with verbs of knowing
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Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’
Example 48-171:
¿Bo sabé-ba nu
ke
ele ta-ba enfemmo?
¿Bo
you
sabé-ba
know-
pst
.
prog
nu
not
ke
that
ele
he/she
ta-ba
be-
pst
.
prog
enfemmo?
sick
Did you not know that he/she was ill?
Spanish:
¿No sabías (tú) que él/ella estaba enfermo/enferma?
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Palenquero
by
Armin Schwegler
cite
Language:
Palenquero
Feature:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing
Source:
Own knowledge
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