Example 75-229

Gishkeeyimaaw enn fiiy ki li paraliizii.
Gishkee-yim-aaw
1sg.know-anim-3.obj
enn
indf.art.f.sg
fiiy
girl
ki
rel
li
3.be
paraliizii.
paralyzed
I know a girl who has infantile paralysis. OR: I know a girl who is paralyzed.
Comment:
In constructions with a copula in the relative clause (as here li, with a superficial trace of the French pronoun il, from il est), the copula may superficially look like a resumptive pronoun, but these are better interpreted as strictly verbal. In the plural, for instance, the copula would be ki soon containing no trace of a French pronominal element.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Laverdure and Allard 1983: 145