Chlouvānem: Difference between revisions
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Chlouvānem relative clauses are nonreduced and built in a correlative structure: both clauses are independent, with the relative clause defining the shared noun with a relative pronoun (the '''te-''' column of the [[Chlouvānem/Morphology#Correlatives|table of correlatives]]) while the main clause uses the corresponding distal one ('''nanā''' ('''ateni''' in Archaic Chlouvānem) and variations).<br/> | Chlouvānem relative clauses are nonreduced and built in a correlative structure: both clauses are independent, with the relative clause defining the shared noun with a relative pronoun (the '''te-''' column of the [[Chlouvānem/Morphology#Correlatives|table of correlatives]]) while the main clause uses the corresponding distal one ('''nanā''' ('''ateni''' in Archaic Chlouvānem) and variations).<br/> | ||
The structure is thus as follows: | The structure is thus as follows: | ||
: ''tėvita jāyim | : ''tėvita jāyim mešėsę nanā jāyim liliā buneya.'' | ||
: which_person.<small>REL.DIR</small>. girl.<small>DIR.SG</small>. see-<small>IND.PRES.3S.EXTERIOR.PATIENT-2S.ERG</small>. that.<small>DIR</small>. girl.<small>DIR.SG</small>. <small>1S.GEN.</small> older_sister.<small>DIR.SG</small>. | : which_person.<small>REL.DIR</small>. girl.<small>DIR.SG</small>. see-<small>IND.PRES.3S.EXTERIOR.PATIENT-2S.ERG</small>. that.<small>DIR</small>. girl.<small>DIR.SG</small>. <small>1S.GEN.</small> older_sister.<small>DIR.SG</small>. | ||
: My older sister is the girl that you see. | : My older sister is the girl that you see. | ||
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With all other relativizers, the correlative structure is usually the only solution; place (''tėjulā'') and manner (''tėlīce'') may use participles in locative-trigger or instrumental-trigger instead, but still the correlative structure is preferred: | With all other relativizers, the correlative structure is usually the only solution; place (''tėjulā'') and manner (''tėlīce'') may use participles in locative-trigger or instrumental-trigger instead, but still the correlative structure is preferred: | ||
: ''liliā ñæltah tėmiya līlekhaitui tesmudhiṣya ātiya tami lairkeikui | : ''liliā ñæltah tėmiya līlekhaitui tesmudhiṣya ātiya tami lairkeikui khlavasiṣyalį''. | ||
: <small>1S.GEN</small>. sister.<small>DIR.SG</small>. when.<small>REL</small>. Līlekhaitė-<small>DAT</small>. depart_with_plane-<small>IND.FUT.3S.EXTERIOR.PATIENT</small>. then. <small>3S.DIR.PARROT</small>. airport-<small>DAT.SG</small>. go_with.<small>IND.FUT.3S.EXTERIOR.PATIENT-1S.ERG</small>. | : <small>1S.GEN</small>. sister.<small>DIR.SG</small>. when.<small>REL</small>. Līlekhaitė-<small>DAT</small>. depart_with_plane-<small>IND.FUT.3S.EXTERIOR.PATIENT</small>. then. <small>3S.DIR.PARROT</small>. airport-<small>DAT.SG</small>. go_with.<small>IND.FUT.3S.EXTERIOR.PATIENT-1S.ERG</small>. | ||
: When my sister takes the plane to Līlekhaitė, I will go with her to the airport. | : When my sister takes the plane to Līlekhaitė, I will go with her to the airport. | ||
: ''tami tėmena | : ''tami tėmena kulitьçå ātmena gu tarliru ša''. | ||
: <small>2S.DIR</small>. why.<small>REL</small>. say-<small>IND.AOR.3S.EXTERIOR-AGENT-3S.ACC</small>. that_reason. <small>NEG</small>- know-<small>IND.PRES.1S.INTERIOR</small>. -<small>NEG</small>. | : <small>2S.DIR</small>. why.<small>REL</small>. say-<small>IND.AOR.3S.EXTERIOR-AGENT-3S.ACC</small>. that_reason. <small>NEG</small>- know-<small>IND.PRES.1S.INTERIOR</small>. -<small>NEG</small>. | ||
: I don’t know why (s)he said it. | : I don’t know why (s)he said it. | ||