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67. Meunyo ku-tusoe nyang cok ata kee ku-poh-jih.
If lv-know-person who take thing Iv lv-beat-3y
'If I knew the person who had taken my thing, I
would beat him.'
68. Golom ji-turi nyang nyo ngbn nyang kon.
Not-yet 3y-know-the-one which yes and which no
' He does not know yet the one which is right and
(the one) which is wrong.'
Similar to the nine verbs listed above are adjectives
formed from the "tu-words" with the prefix meu- with the
meaning 'known.' The "tu-words" within these adjectives
function as head NP's when the adjectives are followed by a
relative clause. One of these adjectives is meusoe 'known
(person).' In the following sentence, soe 'who, person' of
meusoe 'known (person)' is the head NP.
69. Ka meusoe nyang cue Vespa droeneuh?
IN known-person who steal Vespa your
'Has the person who stole your Vespa (motor-
scooter) been Identified? (Lit.: Is the person who
stole your Vespa already known?)'
The following are the adjectives that contain nominal
morphemes ("tu-words) that can function as head NP's.
meusoe 'known (who/person)'
muoeue 'known (what/thing)'