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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Both complements of 'think' and 'want' are introduced with the same complementizer ke.
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Identical complementizer
Example 57-98:
ma ule ke ta vja
ma
1sg
ule
want
ke
comp
ta
2sg
vja
come
I want you to come.
Example 57-99:
ma pa:se ke ta vja
ma
1sg
pa:se
think
ke
comp
ta
2sg
vja
come
I thought that you would come.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Tayo
by
Sabine Ehrhart
and
Melanie Revis
cite
Language:
Tayo
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
own knowledge Ehrhart
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