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Value Relative clause follows noun
Language:
Papiá Kristang
Parameter:
Order of relative clause and noun
References
Baxter 1988
: 110f.
Examples
tantu yo sa kambra-kambradu
ki
ja bai skola pun ja bai fora di tera
tantu
many
yo
1sg
sa
gen
kambra-kambradu
friend-friend
ki
rel
ja
prf
bai
go
skola
school
pun
also
ja
pfv
bai
go
fora
out
di
of
tera
country
Many of my friends who went to school, too, left the country.
See
Baxter 1988
: 110
jenti konta stori rainya omi
jenti
person
konta
tell
stori
story
rainya
queen
omi
man
People who tell traditional stories (stori rainya) are men. OR: The person who tells traditional stories is a man.
See
Baxter 1988
: 111
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