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Order of relative clause and noun
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Relative clause follows noun
Example 22-19:
Mi lukim ol dok i ranim pik bilong mi.
Mi
1sg
luk-im
see-
tr
ol
pl
dok
dog
i
pm
ran-im
run-
tr
pik
pig
bilong
poss
mi.
1sg
I saw the dogs that chased my pig.
Source:
Dutton and Thomas 1985
: 140
Example 22-20:
I gat wanpla lapun meri em sa stap long hap.
I
pm
gat
got
wanpla
one
lapun
old
meri
woman
em
3sg
sa
hab
stap
stay
long
at
hap.
side
There was an old woman who stayed there.
Source:
Smith 2002
: 150
Example 22-21:
Dedi blo mi bin lukim wanpla krokodail we em i traim lo atekim mipla.
Dedi
father
blo
poss
mi
1sg
bin
pst
luk-im
see-
tr
wan-pla
one-
mod
krokodail
crocodile
we
rel
em
3sg
i
pm
traim
try
lo
to
atek-im
attack-
tr
mipla.
1pl
.
excl
My father saw a crocodile which tried to attack us.
Source:
Smith 2002
: 153
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Order of relative clause and noun
Source:
Own knowledge
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