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Example 1-232
Da somma,
na dissi
dem ougri jeje ben kommotto, begi hem, va [...].
Da
det
.
sg
soma,
person
na
loc
disi
rel
den
det
.
pl
ogri
evil
yeye
spirit
ben
pst
komoto,
come.out
begi
ask
en,
3sg
fu
for
[...].
[...]
The man from whom the evil spirits had retreated asked him to [...].
Comment:
While the preposition here is the all-purpose preposition
na
rather than
nanga
'with', it illustrates the possibility of pied-piping.
Type:
written
Source:
Schumann 1781
: 78
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Instrument relative clauses: Relative pronoun with pied-piping
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