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Relative clauses are being avoided although relative pronouns exist and are recommended for use. They can be used similarly to question words altering the word order: 'Zoze nei Narok sohi zuo si Laha?' translated to 'Where is Narek who comes from Laha?' If the relative pronoun is left out, spoken sentence can be shortly paused or in written language marked with comma: 'Zoze nei Narok, zuo si Laha?' In this specific example, past participle can be used: 'Zoze nei Narok, si Laha '''nazut'''.' but this almost means 'To where has Narok from Laha come?' | Relative clauses are being avoided although relative pronouns exist and are recommended for use. They can be used similarly to question words altering the word order: 'Zoze nei Narok sohi zuo si Laha?' translated to 'Where is Narek who comes from Laha?' If the relative pronoun is left out, spoken sentence can be shortly paused or in written language marked with comma: 'Zoze nei Narok, zuo si Laha?' In this specific example, past participle can be used: 'Zoze nei Narok, si Laha '''nazut'''.' but this almost means 'To where has Narok from Laha come?' | ||
Rinap is quite head-initial so that all determiners except articles and numerals are placed after the noun: 'kni '''gekhu''' okku pär knoi' 'the '''house''' small my that'. The order for those is article-noun-adjective-possessive-demonstrative as in the example. It should be noted that articles are used even if there is a demonstrative pronoun. | Rinap is quite head-initial so that all determiners except articles and numerals are placed after the noun: 'kni '''gekhu''' okku pär knoi' 'the '''house''' small my that'. The order for those is article-numeral-noun-adjective-possessive-demonstrative as in the example. It should be noted that articles are used even if there is a demonstrative pronoun. | ||
==Pronouns== | ==Pronouns== | ||