Datapoint Sango/‘Want’ complement subjects

While not exactly related to this feature, Example 306 documents another construction with titene 'in order to.' See also Feature 98 "Complements of 'think' and 'want'".

Values

The complement subject is left implicit Frequency: 90.0%

Example 59-301:
tona mo yi ti te [...]
tongana
if
mo
2sg
yi
want
ti
of
te
eat
[...]
[...]
If you want to eat [...].
Example 59-303:
ai (ti) tene
a-yi
pm-want
(ti)
(to)
tene
say
he/she wants to say
Example 59-304:
(mo) i (yi) ti baa so [...]
(mo)
(2sg)
yi
want
ti
to
baa
see
so
thus
[...]
[...]
and then [...]
Example 59-305:
lo (yi) ti pika lo [...]
lo
3sg
(yi)
(want)
ti
to
pika
hit
lo
3sg
[...]
[...]
He wanted to hit him [...].
Confidence:
Very certain

The complement subject is expressed overtly Frequency: 10.0%

Example 59-302:
mbi yi mbi gwe
mbi
1sg
yi
want
mbi
1sg
gwe
go
I want to go.
Example 59-306:
mbi ka ngasa titene futa lapoo
mbi
1sg
ka
sell
ngasa
goat
titene
in.order.to
futa
pay
lapoo
tax
I sold a goat to pay the tax.

Source: Bouquiaux et al. 1978: 341B

Confidence:
Very uncertain