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===Relative clauses=== | ===Relative clauses=== | ||
''moang'' is the relativizer. It is | ''moang'' is the relativizer. It is often dropped when the relative clause is short (most often with adjectives). | ||
When the head becomes an oblique object, | When the head becomes an oblique object, using a resumptive pronoun is a formal Windermere strategy. Resumptive pronouns are not commonly used in colloquial speech. | ||
English what-clauses are translated with ''fid moang...'' or ''foang...''. ''foang'' is also used to translate ''the [adjective] one'' in English: | English what-clauses are translated with ''fid moang...'' or ''foang...''. ''foang'' is also used to translate ''the [adjective] one'' in English: | ||