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A relative clause is used instead of an attribute when the entity to be relativized is either has a case compounded by a relational or is a genitive.
The relative clause is embedded within the phrase it modifies and contains the relative pronoun
r r.
E.g.
(elmc(AGr mmk)(kat)fnd$)ajc$ (elmc(AGr mmk)(kat)fnd$)ajc$
"The boy whose mother found the cat is young."
Each of the following clause types can be either coreferential or non-coreferential. When coreferential, the subordinate or coordinate clause is embedded in one of the matrix clause's argument phrases. Otherwise, the subordinate or coordinate clause precedes the matrix clause.
| Marker | Description | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | Complement | ||
| *B | B | Purpose For | no aspect or tense |
| *C | C | Conditional | |
| *F | F | False Condition | |
| *H | H | Hypothetical | |
| *I | I | Means | no aspect or tense |
| *M | M | Purpose Against | no aspect or tense |
| *R | R | Reason | |
| *T | T | Temporal | no tense |
| *U | U | AND | |
| *V | V | Inclusive OR | |
| *W | W | Preclusive OR | |
A complement clause is an argument of its matrix clause.
E.g.
(hn.l*{Akat}et)vp^$ (hn.l*{Akat}et)vp^$
"The little fish doesn't want any cat to eat it."
*(hn.l)(Akat)et$(Lelfa)vp^$ *(hn.l)(Akat)et$(Lelfa)vp^$
"The woman doesn't want the cat to eat the little fish."
The kinds of adjunct clauses are temporal, means, purpose for, purpose against, and reason or cause.
Temporal examples:
(kat*T(hn.l)et<A)dm\$ (kat*T(hn.l)et<A)dm\$
"After eating the little fish, the cat slept."
*T(elfa)dm$(Akat)(hn.l)et\$ *T(elfa)dm$(Akat)(hn.l)et\$
"The cat ate the little fish while the woman slept."
Purpose examples:
(Aelmc)[eti*B(Ada)[ptar]etI]kln.c\$
(Aelmc)[eti*B(Ada)[ptar]etI]kln.c\$
"The boy was cleaning a fork in order to eat a potato with it."
Reason examples:
(u*R(fx)et<|A)gkvn/$
(u*R(fx)et<|A)gkvn/$
"Because you've eaten the meat, you'll be thirsty."
A conditional sentence consists of a condition, which is preceded by the conditional conjunction,
followed by a conclusion.
E.g.
(sdi aje*C[Aelma ve.df.g]sd.b.z/L)(Ada)fk/$
(sdi aje*C[Aelma ve.df.g]sd.b.z/L)(Ada)fk/$
"If a sufficiently heavy man sits on the old chair, he will break it."
A conditional sentence can be contrafactual, in which case the false condition conjunction is used instead of the conditional conjunction, with the hypothetical conjunction preceding the conclusion.
E.g.
(sdi aje*F[Aelma ve.df.g]sd.b.z\L)*H(Ada)fk\?
(sdi aje*F[Aelma ve.df.g]sd.b.z\L)*H(Ada)fk\?
"If a sufficiently heavy man had sat on the old chair, would he have broken it?"
For conjoined clauses, each adjacent clause but the last is preceded by one of the logical conjunctions.
E.g.
*U(A#elma)bc\$(A#elfa)bl\$ *U(A#elma)bc\$(A#elfa)bl\$
"The men sang and the women danced."
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