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===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 | ||
*''ry'' is used otherwise, possibly with a resumptive pronoun | *''ry'' is used otherwise, possibly with a resumptive pronoun. | ||
*Resumptive pronouns are optional - hence relative clauses can end in a preposition as in English (This is because the older pronominal affixes on prepositions elided and the emphatic pronoun remained optional.) | |||
*for places, ''cah'' 'there' can be used as a resumptive pronoun | *for places, ''cah'' 'there' can be used as a resumptive pronoun | ||
*in writing, the head may be repeated instead of using a resumptive pronoun to eliminate ambiguity | *in writing, the head may be repeated instead of using a resumptive pronoun to eliminate ambiguity | ||
:'''''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'' | ||
*For relativizing sentences or statements, ''taw'' 'what' is used | *For relativizing sentences or statements, ''taw'' 'what' is used | ||