diff --git a/src/somali/CatSom.gf b/src/somali/CatSom.gf
index 2c6a090f3..384fab360 100644
--- a/src/somali/CatSom.gf
+++ b/src/somali/CatSom.gf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ concrete CatSom of Cat = CommonX - [Adv] ** open ResSom, Prelude in {
 
     S  = ResSom.Sentence ;
     QS = SS ;
-    RS = {s : Gender => Case => Str} ;
+    RS = {s : State => Gender => Case => Str} ;
     -- relative sentence. Tense and polarity fixed,
     -- but agreement may depend on the CN/NP it modifies.
 
diff --git a/src/somali/ConjunctionSom.gf b/src/somali/ConjunctionSom.gf
index 122f17dca..c5d6e93cd 100644
--- a/src/somali/ConjunctionSom.gf
+++ b/src/somali/ConjunctionSom.gf
@@ -38,14 +38,15 @@ lin
   ConjAdv, ConjAdV, ConjIAdv = conjunctDistrSS ;
 
 
---RS depends on gender and case, otherwise exactly like previous.
+-- RS depends on state, gender and case, otherwise exactly like previous.
+-- RS can modify CNs, which are open for state, number and case, and have inherent gender.
 lincat
-  [RS] = {s1,s2 : Gender => Case => Str} ;
+  [RS] = {s1,s2 : State => Gender => Case => Str} ;
 
 lin
-  BaseRS x y = twoTable2 Gender Case x y ;
-  ConsRS xs x = consrTable2 Gender Case comma xs x ;
-  ConjRS co xs = conjunctDistrTable2' Gender Case co xs ;
+  BaseRS = twoTable3 State Gender Case ;
+  ConsRS = consrTable3 State Gender Case comma ;
+  ConjRS = conjunctRSTable State Gender Case ;
 
 {-
 lincat
@@ -118,6 +119,12 @@ oper
   conjunctNPTable : ConjDistr -> ({s1,s2 : Case => Str} ** BaseNP) -> {s : Case => Str ; st : State} = \co,xs -> xs **
    {s = -- TODO if xs is a pronoun, make them use (pronTable ! xs.a).sp
       table { cas => co.s1 ++ xs.s1 ! Abs ++ co.s2 ! xs.st ++ xs.s2 ! cas}} ;
+  conjunctRSTable : ConjDistr -> {s1,s2 : State => Gender => Case => Str} -> RS = \co,xs -> lin RS (xs ** {
+    s = \\st,g,c => co.s1
+                ++ xs.s1 ! st ! g ! c
+                ++ co.s2 ! st
+                ++ xs.s2 ! st ! g ! c
+    }) ;
 
   np2objpron : NounPhrase -> NounPhrase = \np -> np ** {
     s = objpron np
diff --git a/src/somali/NounSom.gf b/src/somali/NounSom.gf
index 8d21a618a..46bc36167 100644
--- a/src/somali/NounSom.gf
+++ b/src/somali/NounSom.gf
@@ -73,9 +73,17 @@ concrete NounSom of Noun = CatSom ** open ResSom, Prelude in {
   -- : NP -> Adv -> NP ;    -- Paris today ; boys, such as ..
   --AdvNP,ExtAdvNP = \np,adv -> np ** {} ; --adverbs are complicated
 
-  -- : NP -> RS  -> NP ;    -- Paris, which is here
+  -- : NP -> RS -> NP ;    -- Paris, which is here
+  {- NB. technically, if the RS has undergone ConjRS, it could contain both
+     restrictive and appositive relative clauses. Quote Sayeed p.215-216:
+       "When multiple relative clauses occur, this formal distinction is
+        maintained, since in the only context both can occur, on nouns with
+        determiners, restrictives are joined by ee while appositives employ oo."
+     In practice, we don't care--it's impossible to know on the RGL level
+     which RS are restrictive and which appositive, as it is semantic.
+   -}
   RelNP np rs = np ** {
-    s = \\c => objpron np ! c ++ rs.s ! npgender np ! c ;
+    s = \\c => objpron np ! c ++ "oo" ++ rs.s ! Indefinite ! npgender np ! c ;
     isPron = False ;
     } ;
 
@@ -237,7 +245,7 @@ concrete NounSom of Noun = CatSom ** open ResSom, Prelude in {
     mod = \\st,n,c => --what to do with subject case if there's both adj and RS?
             cn.mod ! st ! n ! Abs
          ++ andConj st cn.hasMod
-         ++ rs.s ! gender cn ! c ;
+         ++ rs.s ! st ! gender cn ! c ;
     hasMod = True ;
     } ;
 
diff --git a/src/somali/SentenceSom.gf b/src/somali/SentenceSom.gf
index 0c926b57e..3de1f3891 100644
--- a/src/somali/SentenceSom.gf
+++ b/src/somali/SentenceSom.gf
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ lin
   UseQCl t p cl = {s = t.s ++ p.s ++ cl.s ! t.t ! t.a ! p.p} ;
 
   -- : Temp -> Pol -> RCl -> RS ;
-  UseRCl t p cl = {s = \\g,c => t.s ++ p.s ++ cl.s ! g ! c ! t.t ! t.a ! p.p} ;
+  UseRCl t p cl = {s = \\st,g,c => t.s ++ p.s ++ cl.s ! g ! c ! t.t ! t.a ! p.p} ;
 
   -- AdvS : Adv -> S  -> S ;            -- then I will go home
   -- ExtAdvS : Adv -> S  -> S ;         -- next week, I will go home
diff --git a/src/somali/unittest/cl.gftest b/src/somali/unittest/cl.gftest
index 4e55ab60a..c4ef5bf9b 100644
--- a/src/somali/unittest/cl.gftest
+++ b/src/somali/unittest/cl.gftest
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+-- Restrictive relative clauses (RelCN)
+
 -- LangEng: the books that the men buy
 LangSom: buugaag BIND ta niman BIND ku iibsadaan
 Lang: PhrUtt NoPConj (UttNP (DetCN (DetQuant DefArt NumPl) (RelCN (UseN book_N) (UseRCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (RelSlash IdRP (SlashVP (DetCN (DetQuant DefArt NumPl) (UseN man_N)) (SlashV2a buy_V2))))))) NoVoc
@@ -13,3 +15,21 @@ Lang: PhrUtt NoPConj (UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (DetCN (DetQ
 -- LangEng: the books that the men buy are these
 LangSom: buugaag BIND ta niman BIND ku iibsadaan waa kuwan
 Lang: PhrUtt NoPConj (UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (DetCN (DetQuant DefArt NumPl) (RelCN (UseN book_N) (UseRCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (RelSlash IdRP (SlashVP (DetCN (DetQuant DefArt NumPl) (UseN man_N)) (SlashV2a buy_V2)))))) (UseComp (CompNP (DetNP (DetQuant this_Quant NumPl))))))) NoVoc
+
+-- Appositive relative clauses (RelNP)
+
+-- LangEng: he , that the men see
+LangSom: isaga oo niman BIND ku arkaan
+Lang:  PhrUtt NoPConj (UttNP (RelNP (UsePron he_Pron) (UseRCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (RelSlash IdRP (SlashVP (DetCN (DetQuant DefArt NumPl) (UseN man_N)) (SlashV2a see_V2)))))) NoVoc
+
+-- LangEng: he , that sees the men
+LangSom: isaga oo niman BIND ka arka
+Lang: PhrUtt NoPConj (UttNP (RelNP (UsePron he_Pron) (UseRCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (RelVP IdRP (ComplSlash (SlashV2a see_V2) (DetCN (DetQuant DefArt NumPl) (UseN man_N))))))) NoVoc
+
+-- LangEng: he , that the men see , is this
+LangSom: isagu oo niman BIND ku arkaan waa kan
+Lang: PhrUtt NoPConj (UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (RelNP (UsePron he_Pron) (UseRCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (RelSlash IdRP (SlashVP (DetCN (DetQuant DefArt NumPl) (UseN man_N)) (SlashV2a see_V2))))) (UseComp (CompNP (DetNP (DetQuant this_Quant NumSg))))))) NoVoc
+
+--LangEng: he , that sees the men , is this
+LangSom: isagu oo niman BIND ka arkaa waa kan
+Lang: PhrUtt NoPConj (UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (RelNP (UsePron he_Pron) (UseRCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (RelVP IdRP (ComplSlash (SlashV2a see_V2) (DetCN (DetQuant DefArt NumPl) (UseN man_N)))))) (UseComp (CompNP (DetNP (DetQuant this_Quant NumSg))))))) NoVoc