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‘Want’ complement subjects
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The complement subject is expressed overtly Frequency: 50.0%
Example 74-142:
yáka tq’iχ yáka mákmak uláli
yáka
3sg
tq’iχ
want
yáka
3sg
mákmak
eat
uláli
berry
He wants to eat berries.
Confidence:
Very certain
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The complement subject is left implicit Frequency: 50.0%
Example 74-143:
yáka tq’iX tl’ap lêmuto
yáka
3sg
tq’iX
want
tl’ap
find
lêmuto
sheep
he wished to find sheep
Source:
Boas 1933
: 211
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Feature:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Source:
Own knowledge
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