628 12 Extraction processes(715) a. i-sael-an-\hi ajraz-nen
Pl-news-MaPl-\l SgO please.Reslt-Partpl.Pl
'news-Pi that pleases me'b. t-e-raefti-t-t-\ad
Fe-Sg-fright-Fe-FeSg-\Centrip
t-okay-2et-\0dd
Fe-happen.Reslt-Partpl.FeSg-\Centrip
'a frightening thing that happened (to me)'12.1.2 Object relatives
Nonsubject relatives do not have participles. However, in definite nonsubject
relatives, the inflected verb displays ablaut reductions like those for participles,
erasing χ-pcl (Resit, Lolmpf) and χ-pcl (LoImpfP), and applying Rightward
Accent-Shift (LoImpfP).
The basic structure of a definite object relative is (716), which follows the
head NP if the latter is overtly expressed.
(716) Definite Object Relative Clause
[demonstrative (clitics) (preverb) verb...]As with subject relatives, the demonstrative form is ι if the head is a 1st or
2nd person pronoun, otherwise it is usually from the demonstrative set {w-ά
w-ί t-d t-1} with gender and number marked. The only difference between
(716) and the subject relative type is that (716) has a regularly inflected verb,
including a pronominal subject affix, not a Participial suffix. The subject may
also be represented by a NP in immediate postverbal position. There is no
resumptive pronoun representing the object.
χ-pcl Erasure (130) is exemplified in the definite object relatives in
(717). We additionally have Rightward Accent Shift (132) in the LoImpfP
cases, audibly in (717.b) and virtually but not audibly in (717.c).
(717) a. as-habs [w-α szzaey-aer]
Sg-man [Ma-Dem.Sg know.Reslt-lSgS]
'the man whom I know'
b. i-s-αη [w-"i tsett-aer]
Pl-meat-MaPl [Ma-Dem.Pl eat.LoImpfP-lSgS]
'the meat that I eat' (lit. "the meats...")