Datapoint Hawai‘i Creole/Object relative clauses

Values

Zero and gap Frequency: 50.0%

Example 26-141:
ai neva si da buk ∅ Lisa wen bai _
ai
I
neva
neg.pst
si
see
da
def
buk
book
rel
Lisa
Lisa
wen
pst
bai
buy
_
_
I didn’t see the book Lisa bought.

Source: Sakoda and Siegel 2003: 103

Confidence:
Certain

Relative particle and gap Frequency: 50.0%

Example 26-11:
id kam tu ɾa saɪz wad ji wan
id
3sg
kam
come
tu
to
ɾa
art
saɪz
size
[wad
[rel
ji
2sg
wan]
want]
It comes to the size which you want.

Source: Velupillai 2003: 46

Confidence:
Certain