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Technically, these are incomplete sentences, indicating only a noun and a relative clause without a compliment. However, they are considered perfectly viable sentences.
Technically, these are incomplete sentences, indicating only a noun and a relative clause without a compliment. However, they are considered perfectly viable sentences.
Some relative clauses do not begin with a relativizer, especially those which require a non-gnomic verb, such as in the sentence: "The man ''that I saw today'' said hello." In these cases, the phrase would begin with the verb phrase, conjugated as a modifier.
'''yigai daz, inilwa yau auv zun id, aa "auyi".'''
yiga -i  daz, '''in-''' ilu-a    yau    auv    zun id,  aa  "auyi".
speak-TEL man, '''MOD-'''see-ATEL 1S.NOM during day PROX, ACC "hello".
"The man that I saw today said hello." / "The man seen by me said hello."


====Coordinating Particles====
====Coordinating Particles====