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*''be'': a noun relativized with ''be'' can be either the subject or the direct object.

*''myři'' unambiguously denotes a direct object (possibly after taking the applicative).

~~Only subjects and direct objects can be relativized directly.~~

~~Relativizing oblique objects requires using the applicative voice.~~

subject:

:''ně vůlqe '''bě''' lyxžam'''is''''' - the woman who loves me

direct object:

:''ně páles '''bě/myři''' '''s'''admurxil'' - the cake that I made

oblique:

Only subjects and direct objects can be relativized directly. Relativizing oblique objects requires using the applicative voice:

:''ni rycům '''myři/bě''' '''q'''yp'''ym'''lakvil'' - the fork that I eat with

Possessors also use the applicative strategy. However, if the verb already has an object, the verb's object affix agrees with the original object, not the relativized noun.

:''ně jove '''bě/myři''' qytymgalxil (*sytymgalxil) ne qeb''

:DET girl REL appl-3SG.M-know.1SG DET father

:the girl whose father i know

~~Objects of comparatives~~ cannot be relativized at all; Netagin would express ''the only student I am taller than'' as "the only student shorter than me".

Comparative objects cannot be relativized at all; Netagin would express ''the only student I am taller than'' as "the only student shorter than me".

===Complement clauses===

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 *''be'': a noun relativized with ''be'' can be either the subject or the direct object.
 *''myři'' unambiguously denotes a direct object (possibly after taking the applicative).
-Only subjects and direct objects can be relativized directly.
-Relativizing oblique objects requires using the applicative voice.
 subject:
 :''ně vůlqe '''bě''' lyxžam'''is''''' - the woman who loves me
 direct object:
 :''ně páles '''bě/myři''' '''s'''admurxil'' - the cake that I made
-oblique:
+Only subjects and direct objects can be relativized directly. Relativizing oblique objects requires using the applicative voice:
 :''ni rycům '''myři/bě''' '''q'''yp'''ym'''lakvil'' - the fork that I eat with
 Possessors also use the applicative strategy. However, if the verb already has an object, the verb's object affix agrees with the original object, not the relativized noun.
 :''ně jove '''bě/myři''' qytymgalxil (*sytymgalxil) ne qeb''
 :DET girl REL appl-3SG.M-know.1SG DET father
 :the girl whose father i know
-Objects of comparatives cannot be relativized at all; Netagin would express ''the only student I am taller than'' as "the only student shorter than me".
+Comparative objects cannot be relativized at all; Netagin would express ''the only student I am taller than'' as "the only student shorter than me".
 ===Complement clauses===