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13. Ureueng (nyang) meukat gule hinoe macut jih.
Person who sell vegetable here aunt hey
'The person who sells vegetables here is his aunt.'
14. Neu-ci kalbn ureueng (nyang) dbng nyan.
2r-try see person who stand that
'Please look at the person who is standing there.'
In anticipation of the discussion in 6.1.3.3, the rule
can be stated as follows. A relative clause in Acehnese can
be preceded by both head NP and nvang. by head NP alone, or
by nyang alone, but not without either of these. This can be
shown by the following example.
15. (Ureueng nyang
Ureueng
Nyang
meukat gule
'The person who sells vegetables
When the head NP is used, very often nyang is not used.
In the following sentences, for instance, no nyano is used
before the relative clauses oeugot kupi 'make coffee' and
meulabt 'work at sea.'
16. Pane na ta-peutaba kupi keu ureueng peugbt kupi.
Where AUX l^nc-offer coffee to person make coffee
' Why should we offez coffee to the person who makes
coffee.'