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Any word that can be used as a predicate in a sentence
can be used as a predicate in a relative clause. These
include aspect words, modals, adverbs, demonstratives, and
question words. Many relative clauses which are not possible
in English are possible in Acehnese. For example, the
following are not acceptable in English: *those which are
those, *that which is which. »that which is from where,
"that which la already, *that which is this. *those which
are four, etc. The equivalents to all of these are good
constructions in Acehnese and are expressed with headless
relative clauses, as in the last three examples above.
84. Nyang nyan ka-tambn keunoe.
Which that 2y-pile to-here
'Pile all those here.'
85. Nyang toh neu-bri keu lon?
Which which 2r-give to I
' Which one are you going to give me?'
86. Nyang pane nyang ka ji-toh boh?
Which from-where which PERF 3-excrete egg
'From where is the one that has started to lay
eggs?'
87. Nyang ka, ka-keuh.
Which PERF PERF-EMP
'What is done is done. (Let by-gones be by-gones.)'