Example 29-205

Dis my pa wat hierdie huis laat bou het.
Dis
3sg.n=cop
my
1sg.poss
pa
father
wat
rel
hierdie
prox.dem
huis
house
laat
let
bou
build
het.
pst
It's my father who had this house built.
Comment:
Dis is the contracted form of dit is ('it is') which is also natural in this construction, particularly in the written language.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge