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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
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Identical complementizer
Example 60-141:
akanísí
te
mwána na yé azalákí na ndáko
a-kanís-í
3sg
-think-
prs
.
prf
te
comp
mwána
child
na
of
yé
3sg
a-zal-ákí
3sg
-be-
pst
na
in
ndáko
house
She thinks that her child was in the house.
Example 60-142:
akanísí mwána na yé azalákí na ndáko
a-kanís-í
3sg
-think-
prs
.
prf
mwána
child
na
of
yé
3sg
a-zal-ákí
3sg
-be-
pst
na
in
ndáko
house
She thinks her child was in the house.
Example 60-143:
alingí
te
mwána na yé áyâ na ndáko
a-ling-í
3sg
-want-
prs
.
prf
te
comp
mwána
child
na
of
yé
3sg
á-yá-a
3sg
.
sbjv
-come-
fv
na
to
ndáko
house
She wants her child to come home.
Example 60-144:
alingí mwána na yé áyâ na ndáko
a-ling-í
3sg
-want-
prs
.
prf
mwána
child
na
of
yé
3sg
á-yá-a
3sg
.
sbjv
-come-
fv
na
to
ndáko
house
She wants her child to come home.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Lingala
by
Michael Meeuwis
cite
Language:
Lingala
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Own knowledge
Meeuwis 1998
: 45
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