Datapoint Bislama/Order of relative clause and noun
Propositional/clausal information modifying a noun may be introduced in a subordinate clause or it may be expressed through parataxis (sentences juxtaposed), e.g. My friends bought the house that I told you about OR My friends bought the house. I told you about (it/the house/Ø).
Postposed position is the norm/default if a relative clause is used at all. One can also construct sentences like this Example 12, which are similar to correlative relatives, but they are discursively highly marked. They suggest a discourse focus reading, e.g. the head of the relative is a topic or is being emphasized for some reason.
Values 
Relative clause follows noun
- Example 23-11:
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from hem i wan pikinini we hem i no save hangrifrombecausehem3sgiagrwanindf.artpikininichildwerelhem3sgiagrnonegsavehabhangrihungrybecause he's a child who doesn't feel hungry [but then gets headaches if he hasn't eaten]
Source: Meyerhoff nd
- Example 23-12:
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woman we hem i aot finis, hem i pem buk iawomanwomanwerelhem3sgiagraotoutfinis,complhem3sgiagrpembuybukbookiadefThe woman who left already, she bought that book.
- Confidence:
- Very certain