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Value Relative pronoun
Language:
Haitian Creole
Parameter:
Subject relative clauses
References
Dejean 1982
: 55
Examples
M koupe vyann nan ak on kouto ki pa file.
M
1sg
koupe
cut
vyann
meat
nan
def
ak
with
on
indf
kouto
knife
ki
rel
pa
neg
file.
sharpen
I cut the meat with an unsharpened knife.
French:
J'ai coupé la viande avec un couteau pas aiguisé.
See
Dejean 1982
: 55
Moun
ki
pa travay p ap touche.
Moun
people
ki
rel
pa
neg
travay
work
p
neg
ap
inacc
touche.
get.paid
Those who don't work won't get paid.
French:
Les gens qui ne travaillent pas ne toucheront pas d’argent.
See
DeGraff 2007
: 110
Se Siltana
ki
toujou bale chanm nan.
Se
hl
Siltana
Siltana
ki
rel
toujou
always
bale
sweep
chanm
room
nan.
def
It is always Sultana who sweeps the room.
French:
C'est toujours Sultana qui balaie la chambre.
See
Dejean 1982
: 44
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