Datapoint Eskimo Pidgin/‘Want’ complement subjects

Values

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