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Subject relative clauses
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Relative particle and gap Frequency: 63.6%
Example 63-172:
fí sudaníya
al
tála min sudán
fi
exist
sudan
Sudanese
iya
pl
al
rel
tala
come
min
from
sudan
Sudanese
There are Sudanese who came from Sudan.
Source:
Luffin 2005
: 366
Example 63-174:
Núbi
al
fi íni
Núbi
Nubi
al
rel
fi
exist
íni
here
The Nubi who live here.
Source:
Luffin 2005
: 366
Confidence:
Very certain
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Zero and resumptive pronoun Frequency: 27.3%
Example 63-173:
u ásma anás milán mun ge nadí debíba
u
and
ásma
hear
anás
people
milán
many
úmun
3pl
ge
tam
nadí
call
debíba
snake
He heard many people who were calling the snake.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Zero and gap Frequency: 9.1%
Example 63-175:
ána ma akú tá-i fí fi Belgium
ána
1sg
ma
with
akú
brother
tá-i
gen
-my
fí
exist
fi
in
Belgium
Belgium
I have a brother who lives in Belgium.
Source:
Luffin 2005
: 368
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Kinubi
by
Xavier Luffin
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Language:
Kinubi
Feature:
Subject relative clauses
Source:
Luffin 2005
: 366
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