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Order of relative clause and noun
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Relative clause follows noun
Example 55-14:
zom ki met en simiz ruz la
zom
man
[ki
who
met
put
en
a
simiz
shirt
ruz]
red
la
the
the man who is wearing a red shirt
Source:
Ludwig et al. 2001
Example 55-15:
ou'nn konn enn sanzman ki'nn, ki'nn koul pei la net depi lindepandans
ou'nn
2sg
.
compl
konn
know
enn
indf
sanzman
change
ki'nn,
rel
.
compl
ki'nn
rel
.
compl
koul
drown
pei
country
la
def
net
completely
depi
abl
lindepandans
independence
[It's as if] you had realized a change which, which completely ruined the country since Independence.
Source:
Kriegel et al. 2005
: 192
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Order of relative clause and noun
Source:
Own knowledge
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