Value Relative particle and gap

Language:
Sango
Parameter:
Object relative clauses
References
Samarin 1967: 69ff

Examples

  1. koli ti mbi so mbi yi ti mu lo so la, lo ga awe so
    koli
    man
    ti
    of
    mbi
    1sg
    so
    rel
    mbi
    1sg
    yi
    want
    ti
    conn
    mu
    take
    lo
    3sg
    so
    thus
    la,
    top
    lo
    3sg
    ga
    come
    awe
    already
    so
    thus
    The man I want to marry, here he is.
  2. koli ti mbi so mbi yi ti mu lo so la, lo ga awe so
    koli
    man
    ti
    of
    mbi
    1sg
    so
    [rel
    mbi
    1sg
    yi
    want
    ti
    of
    mu
    take]
    lo
    3sg
    so
    rel
    laa,
    foc
    lo
    3sg
    ga
    come
    awe
    already
    so
    thus
    The man I want to marry has already come.
  3. kusara ti lo so lo ere mbi ngbangani ti sara
    kusara
    work
    ti
    of
    lo
    3sg
    so
    [rel
    lo
    3sg
    ere
    call
    mbi
    1sg
    ngbangani
    for.that
    ti
    conn
    sara
    do]
    the work that he called me to do

    See Samarin 1967: 71

  4. mo ing ta nda ti yi so mo sara
    mo
    2sg
    hinga
    know
    ta
    true
    nda
    reason
    ti
    of
    yi
    thing
    so
    rel
    mo
    2sg
    sara
    do
    You understand the real reason for what you did.
  5. ba mbeni pendre nyama so ni fa
    baa
    see
    mbeni
    some
    pendre
    nice
    nyama
    animal
    so
    [rel
    ni
    1sg.log
    fa
    kill]
    (He said), "Look at a nice animal that I killed."
  6. lo anda ala na bio so lo ro
    lo
    3sg
    handa
    distract
    ala
    3pl
    na
    prep
    bio
    bone
    so
    rel
    lo
    3sg
    ro
    gather
    He distracted the dogs (that were chasing him) with bones that he had gathered.