Example 12-229

De boy met whole lot o’ people vwat de worrum did swallow.
De
art
boy
boy
met
meet.pfv
whole
whole
lot
lot
o’
of
people
people
vwat
rel[obj]
de
art
worrum
worm
did
pst
swallow.
swallow
The boy met many people whom the worm had swallowed.
Comment:
The example is quoted by Holm & Shilling (1982: 218) from a late nineteenth-century collection of Bahamian folktales and songs but still reflects current norms with regard to relativization.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Holm and Shilling 1982: 218