Datapoint Saramaccan/Instrument relative clauses

Values

Relative particle and resumptive pronoun Frequency: 47.4%

Example 3-125:
Di faka di mi bi koti di bɛɛɛ ku en.
Di
def.sg
faka
knife
di
that
mi
1sg
bi
tns
koti
cut
di
def.sg
bɛɛɛ
bread
ku
with
en.
3sg
The knife with which I cut the bread.
Confidence:
Very certain

Instrument meaning is left implicit Frequency: 47.4%

Example 3-127:
Di faka di mi koti di bɛɛɛ saapu.
Di
def.sg
faka
knife
di
that
mi
1sg
koti
cut
di
def.sg
bɛɛɛ
bread
saapu.
be.sharp
The knife that I cut the bread with is sharp.
Confidence:
Very certain

Relative pronoun with pied-piping Frequency: 5.3%

Example 3-126:
di faka ku di mi bi koti di bɛɛɛ
di
def.sg
faka
knife
ku
with
di
that
mi
1sg
bi
tns
koti
cut
di
def.sg
bɛɛɛ
bread
the knife with which I cut the bread
Confidence:
Very certain