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‘Want’ complement subjects
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The complement subject is left implicit
Example 5-170:
mi waahn gu
mi
1sg
waahn
want
gu
go
I want to go.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Source:
Own knowledge
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