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Order of relative clause and noun
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Relative clause follows noun Frequency: 70.0%
Example 73-10:
nochu bikangi señorada sinku gallinada tinikta?
no-chu
not-
q
bi-ka-ngi
see-
pst
-
2sg
señora-da
lady-
acc
sinku
five
gallina-da
chicken-
acc
tini-k-ta
have-
ag
-
acc
Didn't you see the lady who had five chickens?
Source:
Muysken 1997
: 399
Example 73-12:
nu tinini warmi kunkiun no kazay pudini
nu
neg
tini-ni
have-
1sg
warmi
woman
kunki-un
with.who-
ins
no
not
kaza-y
marry-
inf
pudi-ni
can-
1sg
I do not have a woman whom I can marry.
Source:
Muysken 1997
: 399
Confidence:
Very certain
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Relative clause precedes noun Frequency: 30.0%
Example 73-11:
kozingabu sal nuwabishka
kozi-nga-bu
cook-
nmlz
-
ben
sal
salt
nuwabi-shka
neg
.
exist
-
evid
There turns out to be no salt for cooking.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
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Language:
Media Lengua
Feature:
Order of relative clause and noun
Source:
Muysken 1997
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