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Object relative clauses
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Relative particle and gap Frequency: 75.0%
Example 47-186:
Mi omo J. tawatin un outo
ku
e mester a drecha promé ku Pasko.
Mi
1sg
omo
uncle
J.
J.
tawa-tin
pst
-have
un
indf
outo
car
ku
comp
e
3sg
mester
must
a
pfv
drecha
repair
promé
before
ku
than
Pasko.
Christmas
My uncle J. had a car that he was to have repaired before Christmas.
Source:
Kouwenberg nd
Confidence:
Very certain
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Relative pronoun Frequency: 25.0%
Example 47-93:
Mi ta drechando un auto
kual
mi lo bende despues.
Mi
1sg
ta
tns
drechá-ndo
repair-
ger
un
indf
auto
car
kual
which
mi
1sg
lo
mood
bende
sell
despues.
after
I am repairing a car which I will sell afterwards.
Source:
Kouwenberg 2007
: 318
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Papiamentu
Feature:
Object relative clauses
Source:
Kouwenberg 2007
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