Datapoint Mixed Ma’a/Mbugu/Complementizer with verbs of knowing

Values

No complementizer Frequency: 70.0%

Example 62-38:
uʔilíye héló vasitá ní vúgha na mlálo?
u-ila-íye
2sg-know-prf
hé-lo
16-have
vasita
Shambaa
ní
is
vugha
Vuga
na
with
mlalo?
Mlalo
Do you know there are Shambaa people at Vuga and Mlalo?
Confidence:
Certain

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 30.0%

Example 62-45:
tetúílíye ité héló vahé védíye iʔí.
te-tú-ila-íye
neg-1pl-know-prf
ité
in.order.to
hé-lo
16-have
vahe
people
vé-di-ye
2-stay-opt
iʔí
here
We didn't know that there were people staying here.
Confidence:
Intermediate