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Example 47-188
Ela bai su kas pa regresá despues ku un machete
ku kua
el a zuai den direkshon di Djo.
El
3sg
a
pfv
bai
go
su
poss
kas
house
pa
for
regresá
return
despues
later
ku
with
un
indf
machete
cutlass
ku
with
kua
which
el
3sg
a
pfv
zuai
swing
den
in
direkshon
direction
di
of
Djo.
Djo
He went home to return later with a cutlass with which he swung in Djo's direction.
Comment:
The translation is mine.
Type:
literary or other written source
Source:
nd
: 27 June 2009, p.6
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Instrument relative clauses: Relative pronoun with pied-piping
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