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88. Nyang sa geu-peuduwa, nyang duwa geu-peulhee.
Which one 3r-make-two which two 3r-make-three
'He has changed what used to be one into two and
two Into three.'
A head NP must be used in a conversation or story if
the NP which is relativized has not been introduced in the
preceding sentence, or if another NP that can be interpreted
as being coreferential with nyana interrupts the continuity
of the intended NP. For example, although the NP boh timbn
'cucumber' is introduced in (2) in the following excerpt,
when it is relativized in (3), the head NP must be used
because the continuity of this NP is interrupted by other
NP's. If the head NP is not used, the relative marker nyang
will be interpreted as being coreferential with the nearest
NP, which is sasli 'chili.'
89. 1) Watee buleuen Puasa lagee nyoe, dum peue barang
Time month Fasting like this all kind thing
Translation:
nvang ta-oeureulee meuh'ai. 2) Boh timbn
which l^nc-need expensive Fruit cucumber
meuh'ai, gule meuh'ai, boh peutek
expensive vegetable expensive fruit papaya
meuh'ai, capli meuh'ai. 3) Boh timbn nvang
expensive chili expensive Fruit cucumber which
ubenoe limbng-plbh saboh.
size-this fifty one
1) During the Fasting Month like this, everything
that we need is expensive. 2) Cucumbers are
expensive, vegetables are expensive, papayas are