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*for places, ''cah'' 'there' can be used as a resumptive pronoun | *for places, ''cah'' 'there' can be used as a resumptive pronoun | ||
*in formal writing, the head may be repeated instead of using a resumptive pronoun to eliminate ambiguity (cf. mathematical writing in English) | *in formal writing, the head may be repeated instead of using a resumptive pronoun to eliminate ambiguity (cf. mathematical writing in English) | ||
*For relativizing sentences or statements, ''taw'' 'what' is used | |||
:'''''... taw þuþmoŋéed emb vyðár a tyþ.''''' | |||
:what confirm COMP equal DET two | |||
:''...which confirms that the two are equal.'' | |||
:'''''dlïahar ry twm go sovl awv ber (awr)''''' | :'''''dlïahar ry twm go sovl awv ber (awr)''''' | ||
:event-PLV REL NEG IPFV hear 1EX about (3PL) | :event-PLV REL NEG IPFV hear 1EX about (3PL) | ||
:''events that we did not hear of'' | :''events that we did not hear of'' | ||
===Complement clauses=== | ===Complement clauses=== | ||