Datapoint Lingala/Complementizer with verbs of speaking

Values

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 50.0%

Example 60-135:
alobákí te mbúla ekobéta
a-lob-ákí
3sg-say-pst
te
comp
mbúla
rain
e-ko-bét-a
3sg-fut-hit-fv
She said that it was going to rain.
Confidence:
Very certain

No complementizer Frequency: 50.0%

Example 60-136:
alobákí mbúla ekobéta
a-lob-ákí
3sg-say-pst
mbúla
rain
e-ko-bét-a
3sg-fut-hit-fv
She said it was going to rain.
Confidence:
Very certain