Datapoint Reunion Creole/Subject relative clauses

Values

Zero and gap Frequency: 70.0%

Example 54-199:
Sak létablisman na in klos i fé lèv azot.
Sak
each
letablisman
sugar.estate
na
has
en
indf
klos
bell
Ø
Ø
i
fin
fe
make
lev
wake
azot.
obl.3pl
Each sugar estate has a bell which wakes them up.
French: Chaque usine à sucre a une cloche qui les fait lever.

Source: Cellier 1985: 165

Confidence:
Certain

Relative particle and gap Frequency: 30.0%

Example 54-198:
[...] pou konsol la pèrsone ke la pèrdu soi son mari soi son anfan [...].
[...]
[...]
pour
for
konsol
console
la
def
personn
person
kë
rel
la
prf
perdu
lost
swa
either
son
poss.3sg
mari
husband
swa
or
son
poss.3sg
anfan
child
[...].
[...]
[...] to console the person who has lost either her husband or her child [...].
French: [...] pour consoler la personne qui a perdu soit son mari soit son enfant [...].

Source: Cellier 1982: 46

Confidence:
Certain