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Order of relative clause and noun
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Relative clause follows noun
Example 9-16:
Maskin me ownli de tiŋk bowt di trezha we i me las.
Maskin
Maskin
me
ant
ownli
only
de
prog
tiŋk
think
bowt
about
di
the
trezha
treasure
we
rel
i
3sg
me
ant
las.
lose
Maskin was only thinking about the treasure that he had lost.
Source:
Escure 1983
: 47
Example 9-17:
di kwaat badl we yu de luk fa
di
the
kwaat
quart
badl
bottle
we
rel
yu
2sg
de
prog
luk
look
fa
for
the quart bottles that you are looking for
Source:
Escure 1983
: 36
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Language:
Belizean Creole
Feature:
Order of relative clause and noun
Source:
Escure 1983
: 36
;
Escure 1983
: 47
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