RELATIVE PRONOUNS.

There are no relative pronouns. Their place is supplied by various

locutions.

1. By the suffixed pronoun: _inia nane gu bae kekerofana fasi uri_

this is he of whom I spoke. The addition of the demonstrative _ne,

nena_, serves to make the meaning clearer: _inia nena ai garni mi

maasia_ he is the person for whom we are waiting.

2. By making use of a coordinate clause: _igami ne too gera ada

fuada na_ we are the people whom they have chosen.

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