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Order of relative clause and noun
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Relative clause follows noun
Example 31-15:
Tenhi un omi grandi ki ta txoma Nho Djiku.
Tenhi
had
un
a
omi
man
grandi
old
ki
rel
ta
asp
txoma
call
Nho
Nho
Djiku.
Djiku
There was an old man who was called Nho Djiku.
Source:
nd
Example 31-16:
N ten fidju ki ten seti fidju.
N
I
ten
have
fidju
child
ki
comp
ten
have
seti
seven
fidju.
child
I have a child that has seven children.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Feature:
Order of relative clause and noun
Source:
nd
;
nd
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