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‘Want’ complement subjects
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The complement subject is left implicit
Example 55-180:
mo 'le ale — mo aṅvi ale
mo
1sg
'le
want
ale
go
—
mo
1sg
aṅvi
want
ale
go
I want to go. — I want to go.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Source:
Own knowledge
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