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Order of relative clause and noun
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Relative clause follows noun
Example 60-8:
kíti óyo namónákí, ezalí tálo
kíti
chair
óyo
which
na-món-ákí,
1sg
-see-
pst
e-zal-í
3sg
-be-
prs
.
prf
tálo
price
The chair I saw is expensive.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Lingala
by
Michael Meeuwis
cite
Language:
Lingala
Feature:
Order of relative clause and noun
Source:
Own knowledge
Meeuwis 1998
: 20
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