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Order of relative clause and noun
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Relative clause follows noun
Example 74-16:
man yka tlátwa kápa stik yáka pasáyuks
man
man
yka
3sg
tlátwa
go
kápa
prep
stik
stick
yáka
3sg
pasáyuks
French
The man who is walking with a stick is a Frenchman.
Example 74-17:
łáska łátwa nánič ílihi
łáska
3pl
łátwa
go
nánič
see
ílihi
earth
When they went to see the land […]
Source:
Jacobs 1936
: 17
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Feature:
Order of relative clause and noun
Source:
Own knowledge
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