Example 9-172

Da sambadi plan di tri de rayt? Da me hu me plan di tri de?
Da
top
sambadi
somebody
[Ø
[Ø
__
__
plan
plant
di
the
tri
tree
de]
there]
rayt?
right
Da
top
me
ant
hu
who
[Ø
[Ø
__
__
me
ant
plan
plant
di
the
tri
tree
de]?
there]
It's somebody who planted the trees there, right? Who is it who planted the trees there?
Comment:
These are two examples of relative clauses embedded in a cleft structure (with da).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1985