Datapoint Tok Pisin/Object relative clauses

Values

Zero and gap Frequency: 63.6%

Example 22-162:
Dispela meri mi lukim asde em i naispela tru.
Dispela
this
meri
woman
mi
1sg
luk-im
see-tr
asde
yesterday
em
3sg
i
pm
nais-pela
nice-mod
tru.
really
This woman I saw yesterday is really beautiful.
Confidence:
Intermediate

Zero and resumptive pronoun Frequency: 27.3%

Example 22-161:
Em dispela man yutupela mumuim em.
Em
3sg
dispela
this
man
man
yutupela
2du
mumu-im
earth.oven-tr
em.
3sg
This is the man whom you cooked.

Source: nd: 12 year old boy, New Ireland

Confidence:
Certain

Relative particle and gap Frequency: 9.1%

Example 22-163:
Mi go lukim wonem piksa we ol ba lukim.
Mi
1sg
go
go
luk-im
see-tr
wonem
what
piksa
film
we
rel
ol
3pl
ba
fut
luk-im.
see-tr
I went to see what film (it was) that they would watch.

Source: nd: 14 old boy, Eastern Highlands

Confidence:
Intermediate