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For example, in the phrase: | |||
/qənə̀bə-qa ʔàɟʷɨnəɴ wə-ʔaɴɖà-ʔə=ɟʷə/ | |||
dog-ERG man.PL REL.NONHUM-bite-3PS.NONHUM.TEL=SR.SUBJ | |||
"The dog that bit the man" | |||
The verbal prefix /wə-/ marks a restrictive relative clause, where the head noun is either human plural or nonhuman. The enclitic /ɟʷə/ indicates that the head noun is the subject of the verb. | |||
Compare the above to the phrase: | |||
/qənə̀bə-qa ʔàɟʷɨnəɴ wə-ʔaɴɖà-ʔə=ɟɨɴ/ | |||
dog-ERG man.PL REL.NONHUM-bite-3PS.NONHUM.TEL=SR.OBJ.PL | |||
"The men that were bitten by the dog" | |||
The verbal prefix remains the same, since /wə-/ marks head nouns that are either human plural or nonhuman. However, the enclitic changes from /ɟʷə/ to /ɟɨɴ/, since the head noun of the phrase is the object of the verb (and is human plural). | |||