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Value Relative clause follows noun
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Parameter:
Order of relative clause and noun
Examples
man yka tlátwa kápa stik yáka pasáyuks
man
man
yka
3sg
tlátwa
go
kápa
prep
stik
stick
yáka
3sg
pasáyuks
French
The man who is walking with a stick is a Frenchman.
łáska łátwa nánič ílihi
łáska
3pl
łátwa
go
nánič
see
ílihi
earth
When they went to see the land […]
See
Jacobs 1936
: 17
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