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Example 49-286
Kouto m koupe vyann nan pa file.
Kouto
knife
m
1sg
koupe
cut
vyann
meat
nan
def
pa
neg
file.
sharpen
The knife with which I cut up the meat is not sharp.
French:
Le couteau avec lequel j'ai coupé la viande n'est pas aiguisé.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Dejean 1982
: 55
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Datapoints:
Instrument relative clauses: Instrument meaning is left implicit
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