Datapoint Reunion Creole/Complementizer with verbs of knowing

Values

No complementizer Frequency: 70.0%

Example 54-208:
La fam i koné li la per.
La
def
fanm
woman
i
fin
kone
know
Ø
Ø
li
3sg.fin
la
have
per.
fear
The woman knows that he is afraid.
French: La femme sait qu'il a peur.

Source: Barat et al. 1977: 63

Example 54-207:
Marmay lé kontan [...] i koné pa sa i manz de mounn sa.
Marmay
child
le
cop.prs
kontan
happy
[...]
[...]
i
fin
kone
know
pa
neg
Ø
Ø
sa
that.person
i
fin
manz
eat
dëmoun
people
sa.
that.person
The children are happy [...] they do not know that he eats people.
French: Les enfant sont heureux [...] ils ne savent pas qu’il mange les gens.

Source: Barat et al. 1977: 75

Confidence:
Certain

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 30.0%

Example 54-206:
Mi kone k li la per.
Mi
1sg.fin
kone
know
k
comp
li
3sg.fin
la
have
per.
fear
I know that he/she is afraid.
French: Je sais qu'il/qu'elle a peur.
Confidence:
Certain