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Example 30-14
Gomis labánta, e buska si jéru k'el ka átxa.
Gomis
Gomis
labánta,
get.up
e=buska
3sg
=search
si=jéru
3sg
.
poss
=son.in.law
k=el=ka=átxa.
comp
=
3sg
=
neg
=find
Gomis stood up and looked for his son-in-law, whom he didn't find.
German:
Gomis stand auf und suchte seinen Schwiegersohn, den er nicht fand.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
da Silva 1987
: 48
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
Order of relative clause and noun: Relative clause follows noun
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