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Order of relative clause and noun
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Relative clause follows noun
Example 28-13:
nasi wa poko di gu wat eni lup sopi
anansi
Anancy
wa
pst
poko
like
di
the
gutu
thing
wati
what
eni
3pl
lupu
call
sopi
rum
Anancy liked this thing which is called rum.
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 378
Example 28-14:
o ha gati wanga di mingi das paka
o
3sg
ha
have
gati
hole
wanga
where
di
the
mingi
water
das
hab
paka
emerge
There are holes where the water comes out (lit. It has holes where the water comes out).
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 380
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Feature:
Order of relative clause and noun
Source:
Kouwenberg 1992
;
Kouwenberg 1994
: 361-387
;
Kouwenberg 1996
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