la3h1marking the end of a subordinate clause, 1. relative clause: ale...la (subject case) who, which, that 2. ate...la (object case) whom, which, thatNurwai ate n nya la [h], cheng ya.The man whom I had seen went away.N ze jaabui alaa kisi la [h].I do not know anything forbidden.2temporal clause...le...lawhen, as (temporal), while...le...nue laafterN le ga wa yeni la [m h h], wa karo.When I went to his house, he was not in.Wa le kpa nue la...After farming... (lit. when he had finished farming...)Mi le pilim chien la, n nya ti kowa.When I was coming back (I am still on my way back!), I saw our father.Cf. similar construction with dan: Mi dan pilim chiena, mi le nya ti kowa.When I have returned, I will see our father (he will already have returned, when he sees his father). -- Cf. also daa 1 conj.
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