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c) Ho ka meja nyang droeneuh duek di
Where IN table which you- sit at
ateueh(-jih)?
on-3
'Where is the table you were sitting on?'
d) Ho ka meja nyang neu-duek di ateueh(-jih)?
Where IN table which 2r-sit at on-3
'Where is the table you were sitting on?'
158. Guci nyang lon-pasoe anoe u dalam-jih ka beukah.
"Guci" which 1-put sand to inside-3 IN broken
'The "guci" (small-neck large water container)
which I filled with sand has broken.'
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159. Moto nyang lon-ek rot likot moto geureubak.
Car which 1-climb from behind car cart
' The vehicle (car) which I got up from behind was
a truck.'
A preposition like di likbt 'behind' is sometimes
replaced by its opposite phrase when the NP following it is
relativized. This is due to the possibility of looking at
the relation between the subject and the NP from two
different angles. When one is sitting behind a table, it can
also mean that the table is in front of one if one is
sitting facing the table, or behind one if one is sitting