Sakawi doesn't have relative clause in the european sense, it doesn't have attributive verbs(which can be seen as a way to form relative clauses), either.
but in a broader sense, it has relative clasue, it uses a Non-reduction strategy, as shown below:
sakani vempe kapanozmizmakir, sewi zar dumozminakir
saka-ni vempe kapan-ozm-izm-ak-ir, sewi zar dum-ozm-in-ak-ir
people-REL meat roast-3.PL.P-3.PL.A-INDIC-PAST, 3.PL yesterday see-3.PL.P-1.SG.A-INDIC-PAST
translation: Yesterday I saw people who roasted meat.
The relative markers are also used as a highlighter or a topic marker.
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