Quotative Evidential
Definition:
A quotative evidential is an evidential that signals that someone else is the source of the statement made.
Examples:
(Shipibo)
cai-ronqui reocoocainyantanque
going_QUOTATIVE he_turned_over
‘Reportedly, while he was going (in his boat), he turned over.’
Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.