'anu' as a relative clause marker
aclynes at ubd.edu.bn
aclynes at ubd.edu.bn
Tue Feb 29 05:52:26 UTC 2000
Older speakers of Brunei Malay appear to use /anu/ as a relative clause
marker. (Another 'anu' functions as a hesitation marker in BM, as in other
dialects of Malay). Blust 1974 reports a form /anuq/ 'which' in the
related language Murik.
Is a cognate form found elsewhere? Thanks for any pointers.
Adrian Clynes
Department of English Language & Applied Linguistics
Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
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