Datapoint Murrinh-Patha / Order of Relative Clause and Noun

Language:Murrinh-Patha
Feature:Order of Relative Clause and Noun by Matthew S. Dryer
Value:Mixed

Examples

Sentence igt-2885:
ŋayi-ɹe nʸinʸi ŋu- nʸi-baḍ-nu tʸu kumukur-te [yile ŋayi mam-ŋa-wata ŋayi-nu]
ŋayi-ɹe
1sg-erg
nʸinʸi
2sg.abs
ŋu- nʸi-baḍ-nu
1sg-2sg-strike-fut
tʸu
weapon
kumukur-te
club-INSTR
[yile
[father
ŋayi
1sg
mam-ŋa-wata
3sg.PERF-1sg.ben-make
ŋayi-nu]
1sg-dat]
I will hit you with the club my father made for me.
Sentence igt-2886:
[mutyiŋga-ɹe ŋayi pan-ŋi-ba ḍ] paŋanduwi mundakŋayya
[mutyiŋga-ɹe
[woman-erg
ŋayi
1sg.abs
pan-ŋi-ba ḍ]
3sg.PERF-1sg-hit]
paŋanduwi
3sg.PERF.arrive
mundakŋayya
earlier
The old woman who hit me arrived earlier.

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