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Example 55-174
sa kouto (ki) Zak ti koup pwason la
sa
dem
kouto
knife
(ki)
(that)
Zak
Jack
ti
pst
koup
cut
pwason
fish
la
dem
This is the knife with which Jacques cut the fish.
Comment:
This example is adopted from Seychelles Creole and has been tested with a native speaker.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Fabiola Henri, p.c.
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Datapoints:
Instrument relative clauses: Instrument meaning is left implicit
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