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Example 47-189
e ènvelop
ku
bo a manda bo karta aden
e
def
ènvelop
envelope
ku
comp
bo
2sg
a
pfv
manda
send
bo
2sg
karta
letter
aden
inside
the envelope that you sent your letter in
Comment:
Note the appearance of detransitivized
aden
(inside), which corresponds to the transitive form
den
(in, inside).
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Kouwenberg nd
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Instrument relative clauses: Relative particle and gap with preposition stranding
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