(Meadow Mari)

NRel & RelN

NRel: The relative clause follows the noun head.

RelN: The relative clause precedes the noun head.

(1)məj-əmparemd-əšeemləz-əmo-mjörate.
IACCcurePTCP.ACTdoctorACCNEG1SGlike.CNG
’I don’t like the doctor who cured me.’ (T. E.)

(2)məj-ənul-opodružka-m,kudə-lančəlaojl-enseŋ-em,heh.
IGENbe3SGgirlfriend1SGwhoDATeverythingtellCVBwin1SGheh
‘I have a girlfriend I can tell everything to, heh.’ (Arkhangelskiy 2019)

(3)amogajoŋgajkoləšt-ašmur-əm,kud-ənmut-šə-mo-tpale…
buthowinterestinglistenINFsongACCthatGENword3SGACCNEG2SGknow.CNG
‘But how interesting it is to listen to a song you don’t know the lyrics of…’ (Arkhangelskiy 2019)

In Meadow Mari externally headed relative clauses can be expressed with non-finite constructions preceding the head noun (1), or relative subordinate clauses that follow it (2)─(3).

Author: Bogáta Timár


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