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Example 33-10
N misti panya dus lagartus ku ngana n.
N
1sg
.
sbj
misti
want
panya
catch
dus
two
lagartu-s
scoundrel-
pl
ku
rel
ngana
deceive
n.
1sg
.
obj
I want to catch two scoundrels that deceived me.
Portuguese:
Quero apanhar dois safados que me enganaram.
Comment:
Note that the orthography is that of the source.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Kihm 1994
: 177
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
Order of relative clause and noun: Relative clause follows noun
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