Relative clauses in Orelynna (part 2)

It seems that in all of the noun cases I have tried so far for relative
clause referents (7 of 10 as of today--2 yesterday, 5 today) that they
all work acceptably well. I don't know Orēlynna well enough to tell if
any are particularly awkward, but hopefully that familiarity will come
with time...

The following characters are present:
ā - a macron; ē - e macron; ð - eth; þ - thorn

1. Nominative case (yesterday)
2. Accusative case (yesterday)

3. Relative clause with indirect object referent:
suno  anudomy     go  ēlyndot  ēlynuna* dea.
see.I man-the.ACC REL sang.you song.ACC 3S.DAT**
'I see the man that you sang the song to.'

*This can gloss to 'the song' or 'a song' even though the definite
article is not present, depending on context. The definite article is
mainly used for strong emphasis on a particular thing. This would be
nearer to English 'that thing.'
**Orēlynna does not distinguish male/female 3rd person, but it does in
1st and 2nd person (examples below).

4. Relative clause with an oblique (Illative case) referent:
suno  hulānueþmy    go  imemakat       eþār.
see.I river-the.ACC REL fell.you(fem.) it.ILL
'I see the river that you fell into.'

5. Relative clause with an oblique (Elative case) referent:
suno  hulānueþmy    go  hunakat          euþ.
see.I river-the.ACC REL walked.you(fem.) it.ELA
'I see the river that you walked out of.'

6. Relative clause with an oblique (Comitative case) referent:
suna       anudomy     go  hundo           daky.
see.I(fem) man-the.ACC REL walk.you(masc.) 3S.COM
'I see the man you are walking with.' or more correctly 'I see the man
with whom you are walking.'

7. Relative clause with possessor referent:
suno  anudomy     go  ðoharhyltet    ayleneþdasa.
see.I man-the.ACC REL REFL.burned.it house.his.GEN
'I see the man whose house burned down.'
English is a whole lot more efficient in this instance with 8 syllables
conveying what it takes Orēlynna 16 to express.

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James Worlton
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