Re: Complement clauses

On Thursday 19 June 2003 12:06 pm, Daniel wrote:
> Anyway, I'm still interested in how y'all form complement
> clauses in your conlangs, so I'll repost this question.
> All intricacies are more than welcome!
>
> Daniel Andreasson
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Right now, PP subclause to verb is an object of the verb.
There are 3 kinds of objects : oblique, patient--which i now call
"direct"--and focus--which i now call "indirect".
The subclause to a verb with "that" as in "i think that...", "i say
that...", etc., always introduces a "focus"/"indirect object".
Tags:
Oblique (OO): -ngu (suffixed to verb), yangu, wangu (when the object is not
right after the verb)
Direct (DO): -ngi, yangi, wangi
Indirect (IO): -ngi, yangi, wangi

Pikani a kiriringa yangi tasuki a mukimukiringa pakisi.
I do opiniate IO work does exhaust-DO life.
I think that working consumes one's life.

The DO and IO tags are usually dropped when the objects are right after the
verb:

Pikani a kiriringa tasuki a mukimukiri pakisi.
I do opiniate work does exhaust life.
I think that working consumes one's life.

Wangi is used when the subclause is further apart from the verb:

Pikani a kiriringa u marisa wangi tasuki a mukimukiri pakisi.
I do opiniate @ now IO work does exhaust life.
I now think that working consumes one's life.