27 Relative clauses
- A RELATIVE CLAUSE is a clause (or sentence) that modifies a noun. You can turn a sentence into a relative clause by adding -at to the verb stem and by removing any subject or object markers.
| Mv honvnwvt yi alikes. | ‘That man is sitting there.’ | |
| → | mv honvnwv_ yi alikat | ‘that man who is sitting there’ |
| Mv hoktē nakcokvn oh-onayes. | ‘The woman is reading a book.’ | |
| → | mv hoktē nakcokvn oh-onayes. | ‘the woman who is reading a book’ |
- You can use the whole expression in a sentence.
| Mv honvnwv yi alikat estimvt owa? | ‘Who is that man sitting there?’ |
| Mv hoktē nakcokv oh-onayat vnhesset os. | ‘That woman who is reading the book is my friend.’ |
