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Ambon Malay
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Subject relative clauses
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Relative particle and gap Frequency: 70.0%
Example 68-108:
Orang yang tinggal di Ambon pung ruma kacil.
Orang
person
yang
rel
tinggal
live
di
loc
Ambon
Ambon
pung
poss
ruma
house
kacil.
small
People who live in Ambon have small houses.
Confidence:
Certain
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Zero and gap Frequency: 30.0%
Example 68-109:
Orang dudu di pinggir jalang tu mabu.
Orang
man
dudu
sit
di
loc
pinggir
side
jalang
road
tu
dem
mabu.
drunk
That man sitting at the side of the road is drunk.
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 308
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Language:
Ambon Malay
Feature:
Subject relative clauses
Source:
Scott 2008
: 412
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