Datapoint Seychelles Creole/Object relative clauses

Values

Relative particle and gap Frequency: 53.8%

Example 56-172:
Sa garson ki mon ti vwar dan bazar i neve mon madanm.
Sa
det
garson
boy
ki
rel
mon
1sg
ti
pst
vwar
see
dan
in
bazar
market
i
3sg
neve
nephew
mon
1sg.poss
madanm.
wife
The boy whom I saw in the market is the nephew of my wife.
Confidence:
Very certain

Zero and gap Frequency: 38.5%

Example 56-140:
Sa garson mon ti vwar dan bazar i neve mon madanm.
Sa
the
garson
boy
mon
1sg
ti
pst
vwar
see
dan
in
bazar]
market]
i
3sg
neve
nephew
mon
1sg.poss
madanm.
wife
The boy whom I saw in the market is the nephew of my wife.
Example 56-171:
Tou kalorifer ou fer ek laso fodre i annan later rouz.
Tou
all
kalorifer
heating
Ø
Ø
ou
2sg
fer
make
ek
with
laso
lime
fodre
must
i
there
annan
is
later
soil
rouz.
red
All the heatings which you make with lime, you must put red soil into them.
French: Tous les calorifères que vous faites avec de la chaux, il faut y mettre de la terre rouge. (Bollée & Rosalie 1994: 113)

Source: Bollée and Rosalie 1994: 112ff.

Confidence:
Very certain

Relative particle and resumptive pronoun Frequency: 7.7%

Example 56-170:
sa gro delwil nwanr ki korvet i servi sa
sa
dem
gro
big
delwil
oil
nwanr
black
ki
rel
korvet
corvette
i
pm
servi
serve
sa
this
his heavy black oil which the corvette uses
French: l'huile lourde noir dont se servent les corvettes (Bollée & Rosalie 1994: 171)

Source: Bollée and Rosalie 1994: 170

Confidence:
Very certain