Datapoint Nengee/Object relative clauses

Values

Relative particle and gap Frequency: 53.8%

Example 4-161:
A keti di a hali koti be moy.
A
det.sg
keti
chain
di
rel
a
he
hali
pull
__
__
koti
cut
be
pst
moy.
nice
The chain that he broke by ripping was nice.

Source: Goury and Migge 2003: 157

Confidence:
Very certain

Relative particle and resumptive pronoun Frequency: 23.1%

Example 4-160:
Yu sabi wan kiiki de na Kotika Liba di den saafu sama be diki en.
Yu
You.sg
sabi
know
wan
a
kiiki
creek
de
there
na
loc
Kotika
Cottica
Liba
River
di
rel
den
det.pl
saafu
slave
sama
person
be
pst
diki
dig
en.
it
You know a creek there by the Cottica River that the slaves had dug.

Source: Huttar and Huttar 1994: 99

Confidence:
Very certain

Zero and gap Frequency: 23.1%

Example 4-159:
A aitin ana meti abi wan soutu inki a e towe gi sani.
A
det
aitin
eight
ana
hand/arm
meti
animal
abi
have
wan
one
soutu
sort
inki
ink
__
__
a
he
e
ipfv
towe
throw
gi
give
sani.
thing
The octopus has a sort of ink that he throws out at things.

Source: Huttar and Huttar 1994: 98

Confidence:
Very certain