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Example 75-33
Gishkeeyimaaw enn fiy
ki
li paraliizii.
Gishkeeyim-aaw
1sg
.know.
anim
-
3sg
.
obj
enn
indf
.
art
.
f
fiy
girl
ki
rel
li
cop
paraliizii.
paralyzed
I know a girl who has infantile paralysis.
Comment:
The verb stem starts with
k-
, but the stem merges with the prefix
ni-
to
g-
.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Laverdure and Allard 1983
: 145
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Order of relative clause and noun: Relative clause follows noun
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs: Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently
Expression of pronominal subjects: Pronoun affixes
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