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7. Prosody
A relative clause in Mayessa is introduced by the particle öm (+ interrogative) and a comma. Then the sentence goes on. The interrogative works like a relative pronoun in that case.

"It is the cat that I love" = sitas̨a üsemas̨e öm, samavos̨a - /ˈsta ysɛmaˈs:ɛ ˈœm asmaʋoˈs:a/ (literally "It is the cat that what, I love") "It is what I want = sitas̨a ömeos, saghora - /ˈsta œˈmɛo̯s ˈsaɟjoɾa/ (literally "It is that what, I want") "It is the man that I love" = sitas̨a üsiltu ömüvin, samavos̨a - /ˈsta yˈsiltu œˈmyʋin asmaʋoˈs:a/ (literally "It is the man that who, I love")
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