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Instrument relative clauses
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Zero and resumptive pronoun Frequency: 62.5%
Example 46-176:
Éste el kuchílyo ya-kurtá yo konel kárne.
Éste
this
el
the
kuchílyo
knife
ya-kurtá
prf
-cut
yo
1sg
konel
obj
.the
kárne.
meat
This is the knife with which I cut the meat.
Confidence:
Certain
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Relative pronoun with pied-piping Frequency: 37.5%
Example 46-175:
Takí el kuchílyo
kon kósa
ya-kortá yo konel kárne.
Takí
here.is
el
the
kuchílyo
knife
kon
with
kósa
what
ya-kortá
prf
-cut
yo
1sg
konel
obj
.the
kárne.
meat
Here is the knife with which I cut the meat.
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
by
Patrick O. Steinkrüger
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Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
Feature:
Instrument relative clauses
Source:
Own knowledge
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