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Example 47-183
E hòmber a presentá nèt na tempu pa chèk e tipo ladron nan
kende nan
a kore bai
E
def
hòmber
man
a
pfv
presentá
appear
nèt
just
na
loc
tempu
time
pa
for
chèk
check
e
def
tipo
type
ladron
thief
nan
pl
kende
who
nan
pl
a
pfv
kore
run
bai
go
The man appeared just in time to see the thieves who ran off.
Comment:
The translation is mine.
Type:
published source
Source:
Maurer 1988
: 406
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Subject relative clauses: Relative pronoun
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