Datapoint Media Lengua/Complementizer with verbs of speaking

There is some evidence for the use of (di)zi-sha 'saying' as a quotative marker. The general strategy, however, is a nominalization marker and accusative case.

Values

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 70.0%

Example 73-100:
pegashka dizin dizindu ke boskunaga ke boskunallacha komingichi
pega-shka
hit-nmlz.pst
dizi-n
say-3
dizi-ndu
say-subord
ke
that
bos-kuna-ga
2sg-pl-top
ke
that
bos-kuna-lla-cha
2sg-pl-delim-dub
komi-ngichi
eat-imp.2pl
They say he hit them saying that you, that you just eat.

Source: Muysken 1997: 400

Confidence:
Very certain

No complementizer Frequency: 30.0%

Example 73-99:
yoga biningi zikani
yo-ga
1sg-top
bini-ngi
come-2sg
zi-ka-ni
say-pst-1sg
I said that you should come.

Source: Muysken 1997: 390

Confidence:
Very certain