Example 39-157

Ikəl ɔm kwɔl kaiw.
Ikəl
dem
ɔm
man
kwɔl
rel
kai-w.
fall-pst
The man who fell down.
Comment:
The validity of this sentence, proposed by the linguist in an elicitation session, was confirmed by a native speaker after some hesitation. This clarifies that, although the use of kwɔl as a relativizer in subject position is accepted, it is not at all common in Diu Indo-Portuguese.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Cardoso 2004-2008