Datapoint Sri Lankan Malay/Complementizer with verbs of knowing

Kata is etymologically 'say' in keeping with a strong tendency in the regional sprachbund. The literal/etymological meaning is not necessarily transparent to contemporary speakers however.

Values

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’

Example 66-111:
Go biçaya dia Americaring edatang kəta.
Go
1sg
biçaya
believe
dia
3sg
America-ring
America-from
e-datang
pst-come
kəta.
comp
I think that he came from America.
Confidence:
Certain