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Instrument relative clauses
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Relative particle and resumptive pronoun Frequency: 70.0%
Example 60-133:
mbelí
óyo
akátákí sósó na yangó, ezalákí makási
mbelí
knife
óyo
rel
a-kát-ákí
3sg
-cut-
pst
sósó
chicken
na
with
yangó,
3sg
e-zal-ákí
3sg
-be-
pst
makási
hard
The knife with which he cut the chicken was hard.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Zero and resumptive pronoun Frequency: 30.0%
Example 60-134:
mbelí akátákí sósó na yangó, ezalákí makási
mbelí
knife
a-kát-ákí
3sg
-cut-
pst
sósó
chicken
na
with
yangó,
3sg
e-zal-ákí
3sg
-be-
pst
makási
hard
The knife with which he cut the chicken was hard.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Lingala
by
Michael Meeuwis
cite
Language:
Lingala
Feature:
Instrument relative clauses
Source:
Own knowledge
Meeuwis 1998
: 42
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