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Order of Adverbial Subordinator and Clause
Language:
Karen (Bwe)
Feature:
Order of Adverbial Subordinator and Clause
by
Matthew S. Dryer
Value:
Mixed
Examples
Sentence igt-2227:
yə-khɔ́ ge [ kɔ́ yə-dɛ-mɛ wá lɔ]
yə-khɔ́
1sg
-
fut
ge
go.back
[
[
kɔ́
when
yə-dɛ-mɛ
1sg
-
nmlz
-do
wá
complete
lɔ]
decl
]
I shall go back when my work is done.
Sentence igt-2228:
gəli ə-co u ɓaʃɔ́ nu
gəli
wind
ə-co
nmlz
-cool
u
blow
ɓaʃɔ́
although
nu
pcl
even though there was a cool breeze blowing
Sentence igt-2229:
kə-a má -cɛ, ...
kə-a
1pl
-eat
má -cɛ,
if -3.
obj
...
if we ate it, ...
Sentence igt-2230:
nə- ɗé ɔ khalɛ́
nə-
2sg
-
ɗé
if
ɔ
be.at
khalɛ́
if
if you stay
References
Henderson 1997
cite
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