is where the possessor is the head of the ma- relative clause and the possessee is the subject of the embedded verb (6). The final type is where the relative clause contains the verb 'be' and the incorporated argument of this verb. The head of the relative construction is the possessor (7). Normally, the possessor pronoun 'he/she' follows the possessed noun (8), though it can also be the head of a relativised clause (9). Possessors can also be relativised in the same way as subjects. For example, in the following headless relative clause (no possessor NP is present), a definite article is present (10). Abbreviations Footnotes Bibliography Sumba languages Languages of Indonesia