Example 48-181

E sé kelé p’ í tené-o nu.
E
he/she
sé
hab
kelé
want
p’
for
í
I
tené-o
have-it
nu.
neg
He/she doesn’t want me to have it (lit. He/she does not want that I have it).
Spanish: (Él/ella) no quiere que yo lo tenga.
Comment:
Note: The final negative element does not negate the clause it immediately precedes. Rather, it negates the initial clause.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Schwegler and Green 2007: 287