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Two or more phrases form a clause. A clause contains a subject and a
verb. A clause may be
A main class, i.e., it is able to stand alone.
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A subordinate clause, i.e. it is linked to a main clause by a
subordinator.
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na:nu gohnaţi
pa:cci?ĩ
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‘I drink when (I) sing’
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According to their function in the sentence subordinate clauses may be
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Adjectival clause. The noun may be modified by a sentence
which is reduced to a clause. This modifying sentence has a noun identical
to the head noun which it modifies. The verb of the modifying sentence is
the verb root+tense marker + the adjectival suffix. If the verb is a
compound verb the tense and adjectival suffix occur with the last of the
verbs:
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pa:cini po:da imba?a nanne
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‘(The) girl who sing is here’
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pa:citi po:da imba?a manne
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‘(The) girl who is singing is here’
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‘(The) girl who sang is here’
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pa:ci macci po:da imba?a manne
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‘(The) girl who was singing is here’
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Adverbial clause. The verb may be modified by a sentence which is reduced
to a clause. The verb of the modifying sentence is the verb root with the
adverbial suffix and without tense suffix and precedes the finite verb.
These are mostly iterative and function as adverbial clauses of manner. |
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evasi pinji pinjiki:hĩ
na:ta:¸a
va:ttesi
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‘He came bouncing towards me
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evasi gur´gigur´gi
ki:hĩ
nańge
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| ‘He grumblingly gave (the) money to me |
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A co-oradinate clause, i.e.,
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evasi va:nesi haccesi ‘He came and went’
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Sentence :
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One or more clauses form a sentence. Sentences may be
simple, complex or compound.
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