Datapoint Tok Pisin/Order of relative clause and noun

Values

Relative clause follows noun

Example 22-19:
Mi lukim ol dok i ranim pik bilong mi.
Mi
1sg
luk-im
see-tr
ol
pl
dok
dog
i
pm
ran-im
run-tr
pik
pig
bilong
poss
mi.
1sg
I saw the dogs that chased my pig.

Source: Dutton and Thomas 1985: 140

Example 22-20:
I gat wanpla lapun meri em sa stap long hap.
I
pm
gat
got
wanpla
one
lapun
old
meri
woman
em
3sg
sa
hab
stap
stay
long
at
hap.
side
There was an old woman who stayed there.

Source: Smith 2002: 150

Example 22-21:
Dedi blo mi bin lukim wanpla krokodail we em i traim lo atekim mipla.
Dedi
father
blo
poss
mi
1sg
bin
pst
luk-im
see-tr
wan-pla
one-mod
krokodail
crocodile
we
rel
em
3sg
i
pm
traim
try
lo
to
atek-im
attack-tr
mipla.
1pl.excl
My father saw a crocodile which tried to attack us.

Source: Smith 2002: 153

Confidence:
Very certain