Complementation in Mizo (Lushai)

Abstract

Mizo' is a a Tibeto-Burman language of the Kuki-Chin group. Most of the speakers live in the state of Mizoram in northeast India. There are a few speakers scattered in the adjoining hill states of Manipur and Tripura as well as along the borders of Burma and Bangladesh. The total number of speakers is roughly 600,000. This paper is about complementation in Mizo and it is divided into two sections. Part I gives a brief explanation of the structure of simple clauses.' This will then provide the necessary background for the Part II which deals with complementation.