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3	a.	manini-yi¹ kho-ko-o-na²
		the one (masc.) who raped² Manini¹

	b.	manini-yi¹ kho-ko-o² shipramüi³
		(the) soldier³ who raped² Manini¹

4	a.	ayi¹ mono-ko-ru-o²
		the one (masc.) who will marry² me¹

	b.	ayi¹ mono-ko-ru-o² japaanmüi ³
		the Japanese (masc.)³ who will marry² me¹

Direct object

612	1a.	lohro-no¹ ole-ka-shü-püi²
		the one (fem.) whom² Lohro¹ loves³

	b.	lohro-no¹ ole-ka-shü² nieo ³
		the girl³ whom² Lohro¹ loves²

2	a.	kaikho-no¹ kho-ko-o-püi ²
		the one (fem.) that² Kaikho¹ raped²

	b.	kaikho-no¹ kho-ko-o² nopfümüi³

		the married women³ that² Kaikho¹ raped²

3	a.	ita-no¹ soha-ko-ru-na²

		the one that² we (incl. prn. & excl. pl.)¹ are going to kill³

	b.	ita-no¹ soha-ko-ru² ovo-i³ thi-ie⁴

		the pig(s)³ that we (incl. prn. & excl. pl.)¹ were going to kill² died ⁴

4	a.	a-no¹ soha-ko-o-na²
		the one that² I¹ killed²

	b.	a-no¹ soha-ko-o² okhe-na-sü³
		the tiger³ that² I¹ killed²

613	a.	ai-no¹ larübvü²	{ ka-pi-o } ³
			{ pi-ko-o-na }
		the one that³ I¹ gave³ (the)	book² to³

614	b.	ai-no¹ larübvü² { ka-pi-o }³
		{ pi-ko-o }	oja-na-i ⁴

		the teacher⁴ that³ I¹ gave³ (the) book² to³
		*goal*


614	?a.	ata-no¹ ta-ko-o-na²

		the one that² we (excl. prn. & excl. pl.)¹ went to²

	b.	ata-no¹ ta-ko-o² iniu-na-i³
		the village³ that² we¹ went to²

		Instruments can not be relativised

*615	a.	hinahi¹ a-no² va-ko-o-na-i-ko-e ³
		this¹ (is) the one that³ I² cut with³

	*b	hinahi¹ a-no² ya-ko-o³ piko-na-i-ko-e⁴
		this¹ (is) the knife⁴ that I² cut with³

However, vehicular instruments can be adjectival-participialized (616 b), but not participial-nominalized ( 616 a).

616	?a.	lokho-no¹ { ko-vu }
		{ vu-ko-o}-na-i²
		the one that² Lokho¹ came by²

	b.	lokho-no¹ { ko-vu } ²
		{vu-ko-o} - bas-na-i ³
		the bus³ that² Lokho¹ came by²


*locative*

617	a.	ai-no¹ {modo-ko-o}
		{modo-co}	-na-i²
		the one that² I¹ studied/am studying in²

	b.	ai-no¹ {modo-ko-o}²
		{modo-co}	larücü-na-i ³
		the school³ that I¹ studied/am studying in²

2	a.	sibo-no¹ osa² ho phro-ko-o-na-i³
		the one that³ Sibo¹ filled³ clothes² in³

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