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*''sohnúvi'' = X and Y, respectively (like German ''bzw.'') | *''sohnúvi'' = X and Y, respectively (like German ''bzw.'') | ||
===Time clauses=== | |||
Deranked time clauses can be formed by using a preposition, most commonly ''dy'' 'when', ''ŋal'' 'before', and 'tyn' 'after'. The subject of the time clause is marked with the genitive ''ry'': ex. ''dy cri riav'' 'when we walk', lit. 'at our walking'. | |||
===Relative clauses=== | ===Relative clauses=== | ||
*no relativizer is used when the head is the subject in the relative clause | *no relativizer is used when the head is the subject in the relative clause | ||