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Subject relative clauses
Subject relative clauses are formed with an agent marker on the verb.
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Verbal affix
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
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Language:
Media Lengua
Feature:
Subject relative clauses
Source:
Muysken 1997
: 399
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