Datapoint Santome/Position of standard negation

Values

Bipartite, before verb and after object

Example 35-222:
Maji n na sêbê xi n ga nganha ala fa.
Maji
but
n
1sg
na
neg
sêbê
know
xi
if
n
1sg
ga
ipfv
nganha
arrive
ala
there
fa.
neg
But I don’t know if I will get there.

Source: Hagemeijer 2007: 178

Example 35-223:
Sun na mêsê pa sun ba nala ku mosu sun se fô.
Sun
3sg
na
neg
mêsê
want
pa
for
sun
3sg
ba
go
nala
there
ku
with
mosu
boy
sun
3sg.poss
se
dem
f=ô.
neg=pcl
He doesn’t want to go there with his son.

Source: Hagemeijer 2007: 178

Confidence:
Very certain