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Example 5-165
da a di sizaz
wa
ii tek (an) kot peepa (wid)
da
that
a
eq
.
cop
di
the
sizaz
scissors
wa
rel
ii
3sg
tek
take
(an)
(and)
kot
cut
peepa
the.paper
(wid)
(with)
Those are the scissors with which he cut the paper.
Comment:
Both /an/ and /wid/ are optional in the above example.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Instrument relative clauses: Relative particle and gap with preposition stranding
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