Relative Clauses

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Relative clauses follow the noun that they modify. The verb takes different affixes in a relative clause than in a matrix clause. Examples from the present tense:

Verb root = ga’ ‘see’

okoor oxe ga’uuma
‘The man that I saw’

okoor oxe ga’oona
‘The man that you (sg.) saw’

okoor oxe te ga’na
‘The man that he saw’

okoor oxe i nga’na
‘The man that we saw’

okoor oxe nu nga’na
‘The man they you (pl.) saw’

okoor oxe de nga’na
‘The man that they saw’