Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/Subject relative clauses

There are two relative constructions in Bazaar Malay:
(1) the yang construction where yang is used as the relative marker and (2) the punya construction where punya is used as the relative marker. The former is rarely used and it is used minimally only by those who know Standard Malay, and by Baba Malay speakers. In both constructions, yang and punya are not case marked.

Values

Relative particle and gap

Example 67-195:
So saya tahu already ada orang yang sudah minum.
So
so
saya
1sg
tahu
know
already
already
ada
exist
orang
person
yang
rel
sudah
pfv
minum.
drink
So, I knew there was someone who drank [it].

Source: Aye 2005: 116

Example 67-194:
Di sini tinggal punya orang pun boleh jauh pergi beli.
Di
in
sini
here
tinggal
live
punya
rel
orang
people
pun
also
boleh
can
jauh
far
pergi
go
beli.
buy
People who live here can also go far to buy [it].
Confidence:
Very certain