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Pirahã
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Relativization on Subjects
Language:
Pirahã
Feature:
Relativization on Subjects
by
Bernard Comrie
and
Tania Kuteva
Value:
Non-reduction
Examples
Sentence igt-1198:
boitóhoi bog-ái-hiab-i-s-aoaxái boitó báosa xig-i-sai (hix)
boitóhoi
boat
bog-ái-hiab-i-s-aoaxái
come-ATELIC-
neg
-
epenth
-?-
inter
boitó
boat
báosa
barge
xig-i-sai
bring-
epenth
-
nmlz
(hix)
(
comp
/
inter
)
Might it be that the boat (which) tows barges is not coming?
References
Everett 1986
cite
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