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Value Relative particle and gap
Language:
Jamaican
Parameter:
Object relative clauses
Examples
Di gyal
huu
mi bok-op yeside laik mi.
Di
det
gyal
girl
huu
who
mi
1sg
bok-op
butt-up
yeside
yesterday
laik
like
mi.
1sg
The girl who I met yesterday likes me.
Wi fain di moni we Jan laas.
Wi
1pl
fain
find
di
det
moni
money
we
rel
Jan
John
laas.
lose
We found the money that John lost.
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