[Tlhingan-hol] KLBC: third-person subject of relative phrase

DloraH seruq at bellsouth.net
Tue Mar 8 05:00:05 PST 2016


> yuch parmo' SoSwI' vIje'pu'be'.
> Because my mother does not like chocolate, I did not buy it. 
> -- Or, am I buying my mother?
> 
> Context will guide you to the correct interpretation. These 
> can be ambiguous sometimes! 

If the ambiguity can cause serious misunderstanding, then just add a comma.
yuch parmo' SoSwI', vIje'pu'be'.


-- DloraH




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