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{{Example|Gaı tú poq súq, ꝡë chụmlaoshue póq shâq ké jıo.|Everybody who was waiting in front of the building saw you.}}{{Example|Tú poq, ꝡë chụmlaoshue hóa shâq ké jıo, nä gaı hóa súq, jü chıa hạchıaısı hóa!|Everybody waiting in front of the building saw you, who need to be more careful!}}
{{Example|Gaı tú poq súq, ꝡë chụmlaoshue póq shâq ké jıo.|Everybody who was waiting in front of the building saw you.}}{{Example|Tú poq, ꝡë chụmlaoshue hóa shâq ké jıo, nä gaı hóa súq, jü chıa hạchıaısı hóa!|Everybody waiting in front of the building saw you, who need to be more careful!}}
The antecedent of a relative clause is determined by the variables and anaphoric pronouns that it references. The nearest noun that binds one of these variables or pronouns is understood as the antecedent.
The antecedent of a relative clause is determined by the variables and anaphoric pronouns that it references. The nearest noun that binds one of these variables or pronouns is understood as the antecedent.
{{Example|Fana ní coa ké aomo, ꝡë pu jıu tî máq jí.|This bridge leads to the island on which I was born.}}
{{Example|Fana ní coa ké aomo, ꝡë jıu tî máq jí.|This bridge leads to the island on which I was born.}}
Or, if the relative clause references the resumptive pronoun {{T|hóa}}, the antecedent is simply the nearest noun.
Or, if the relative clause references the resumptive pronoun {{T|hóa}}, the antecedent is simply the nearest noun.
{{Example|Chıaq jí sáq tue, ꝡë ea kuıca hóa ní saꝡaq.|I am aware of three circumstances that could explain this unfortunate situation.}}
{{Example|Chıaq jí sáq tue, ꝡë ea kuıca hóa ní saꝡaq.|I am aware of three circumstances that could explain this unfortunate situation.}}