Example 3-144

Déé soldáti náá féti.
Déé
def.pl
soldáti
soldier
náá
neg
féti.
fight
The soldiers did NOT fight.
Comment:
Negation is normally realized as (high-tone) á; only if the negation is emphasized (or focused) is it realized as náá.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Veenstra 1996: 22