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Order of relative clause and noun
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Correlative relative clause Frequency: 90.0%
Example 70-9:
Jon taim u-lon maro, u roj barawala pati.
Jon
rel
taim
time
u-lon
3-
pl
maro,
kill
u
that
roj
day
barawala
big
pati.
party
The time that they killed (a pig), that day there was a big party.
Example 70-10:
Jon roj tum-loko ao, tab ham batana.
Jon
rel
roj
day
tum-loko
2-
pl
ao,
come
tab
then
ham
1sg
batana.
tell
The day that you come, I will tell (you).
Example 70-11:
Jon kempa u-lon baito, u maila.
Jon
rel
kempa
camp
u-lon
3-
pl
baito,
cop
u
3sg
maila.
dirty
The camp that they stayed at was dirty.
Example 70-12:
Jon tum-loko age baito tum jao uske lage baito tum gad karo uske.
Jon
rel
tum-loko
2-
pl
age
front
baito
sit
tum
2sg
jao
go
uske
3sg
.
acc
lage
side
baito
sit
tum
2sg
gad
guard
karo
do
uske.
3sg
.
acc
Those of you who sit in front, sit by his side and guard him.
Confidence:
Certain
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Relative clause follows noun Frequency: 10.0%
Example 70-8:
Tab u manki jon jano [...] u-loŋ karo.
Tab
then
u
dem
manki
monkey
jon
rel
jano
know
[...]
[...]
u-loŋ
3-
pl
karo.
do
Then those monkeys that know (they) do it.
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Pidgin Hindustani
by
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Pidgin Hindustani
Feature:
Order of relative clause and noun
Source:
Own knowledge
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