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Example 40-124
Fak ki tum-o kharm ki korta drɛt nu tɛ.
Fak
knife
ki
rel
tum-o
take-
pst
kharm
meat
ki
comp
korta
cut
drɛt
good
nu
neg
tɛ.
cop
.
prs
The knife she took to cut the meat is not good.
Comment:
Korlai does not relativize an instrument adpositional phrase.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own fieldwork materials
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Datapoints:
Instrument relative clauses: Impossible
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