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Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Relative Clause and Noun
Language:
Kutenai
Feature:
Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Relative Clause and Noun
by
Matthew S. Dryer
Value:
Other
Examples
Sentence igt-1523:
qa·ǂ waqayq-ni ǂaq̓anxuʔnaǂ-s niʔ tiǂnamu
qa·ǂ
in.that.way
waqayq-ni
roll.up-
ind
ǂaq̓anxuʔnaǂ-s
door-
obv
niʔ
the
tiǂnamu
old.woman
The old woman rolled up the teepee door.
Sentence igt-1524:
n=̓ip-s-i [niʔ-s k=wu·kat paǂkiy-s misaǂ]
n=̓ip-s-i
ind
=die-
obv
.SUBJ-
ind
[niʔ-s
[the-
obv
k=wu·kat
subord
=see
paǂkiy-s
woman-
obv
misaǂ]
Mike]
The woman that Mike saw died.
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