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‘Want’ complement subjects
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The complement subject is left implicit
Example 76-61:
innitin picuktu
innitin
sit
picuktu
want
I want to sit down. OR: He wants to sit down.
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
: 225
Example 76-62:
kilamik navikta pĭcuktu
kilamik
quickly
navikta
break
pĭcuktu
want
It wants to break quickly. OR: It is brittle.
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
: 230
Example 76-63:
nuna elekta awoña picuktu
nuna
land
elekta
go
awoña
I
picuktu
want
I want to go ashore.
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
: 228
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Eskimo Pidgin
by
Hein van der Voort
cite
Language:
Eskimo Pidgin
Feature:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
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