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There are no proper relative pronouns in Aoma so other ways of joining clauses are in use. The word order can be changed into VOS to separate the referent, demonstrative pronouns are added or clauses are expressed with participles:

"The man I saw yesterday will come tomorrow."

Intransitive verb, relative clause object → using demonstrative pronouns: "The man, whom I saw yesterday, will come tomorrow."

*''Solase nalax tymy, tolin (sysh/cy) rolax.''

**Come-FUT.3SG tomorrow-TEMP man-NOM, see-PST.1SG (PN.3SG.M.ACC) yesterday-TEMP. or more poetic

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**See-PST.1SG man-NOM yesterday-TEMP, come-FUT.3SG DEM.PROX tomorrow-TEMP

"Woman ~~owning~~ the object gives it to her."

Transitive verb → using either finite or non-finite clauses: "Woman, who owns the object, gives it to her."

*''Peko ~~dokik~~ zuee henu ''tel sish'' / ''tellupo sor''.''

*''Peko dokiik zuee henu ''tel sish'' / ''tellupo sor''.''

**Give-3SG object-ACC PN.3SG.F.DAT woman-NOM ''have.3SG PN.3SG.N.ACC'' /'' have-PRESP PN.3SG.N.GEN''. or

*''Peko henu ''tellupo ~~dokir~~'' / ''tel ~~dokik~~'' sish zuee.''

*''Peko henu ''tellupo dokiir'' / ''tel dokiik'' sish zuee.''

**Give-3SG woman-NOM ''have-PRESP object-GEN'' / ''have.3SG object-ACC'' PN.3SG.N.ACC PN.3SG.F.DAT.

Relative possession → possession: "I encountered the girl whose house had burned.''

*''Tois muu gehir nirrrenar.''

**encounter.PST.1SG girl-DEF house-GEN burn-PPP-GEN

***"I encountered the girl of the burned house."

Referring to a sentence by plural proximate demonstrative pronoun: "The child travelled to the north which angered his parents.

*''Beleti puu okuee, tööhei cufo rrikosh shyr.''

**IPFV-walk-PST.3SG child north-DAT anger.PST.3SG DEM.PROX.PL parent-PL PN.3SG.M.GEN

====Conditional====

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 There are no proper relative pronouns in Aoma so other ways of joining clauses are in use. The word order can be changed into VOS to separate the referent, demonstrative pronouns are added or clauses are expressed with participles:
-"The man I saw yesterday will come tomorrow."
+Intransitive verb, relative clause object → using demonstrative pronouns: "The man, whom I saw yesterday, will come tomorrow."
 *''Solase nalax tymy, tolin (sysh/cy) rolax.''
 **Come-FUT.3SG tomorrow-TEMP man-NOM, see-PST.1SG (PN.3SG.M.ACC) yesterday-TEMP. or more poetic
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 **See-PST.1SG man-NOM yesterday-TEMP, come-FUT.3SG DEM.PROX tomorrow-TEMP
-"Woman owning the object gives it to her."
+Transitive verb → using either finite or non-finite clauses: "Woman, who owns the object, gives it to her."
-*''Peko dokik zuee henu ''tel sish'' / ''tellupo sor''.''
+*''Peko dokiik zuee henu ''tel sish'' / ''tellupo sor''.''
 **Give-3SG object-ACC PN.3SG.F.DAT woman-NOM ''have.3SG PN.3SG.N.ACC'' /'' have-PRESP PN.3SG.N.GEN''. or
-*''Peko henu ''tellupo dokir'' / ''tel dokik'' sish zuee.''
+*''Peko henu ''tellupo dokiir'' / ''tel dokiik'' sish zuee.''
 **Give-3SG woman-NOM ''have-PRESP object-GEN'' / ''have.3SG object-ACC'' PN.3SG.N.ACC PN.3SG.F.DAT.
+Relative possession → possession: "I encountered the girl whose house had burned.''
+*''Tois muu gehir nirrrenar.''
+**encounter.PST.1SG girl-DEF house-GEN burn-PPP-GEN
+***"I encountered the girl of the burned house."
+Referring to a sentence by plural proximate demonstrative pronoun: "The child travelled to the north which angered his parents.
+*''Beleti puu okuee, tööhei cufo rrikosh shyr.''
+**IPFV-walk-PST.3SG child north-DAT anger.PST.3SG DEM.PROX.PL parent-PL PN.3SG.M.GEN
 ====Conditional====