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Example 1-229
Mino kan blibi alle da takki den negere ben doe na mi.
Mi=no
1sg
=
neg
kan
can
bribi
believe
ala
all
da
det
.
sg
taki
story
den
det
.
pl
nengre
negro
ben
pst
du
do
na
to
mi.
1sg
I can’t believe all the stories (which) the slaves have been telling me.
Dutch:
Ik kan dat allemaal niet gelooven dat de Neegers myn verteld hebben. [op.cit.]
Comment:
This example shows a zero-marked object relative clause.
Type:
written
Source:
van Dyk ca. 1765
: 94
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Object relative clauses: Zero and gap
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