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Example 1-135
Ju
no
musse itschè so tranga.
Yu
2sg
no
neg
musu
must
itsye
sneeze
so
so
tranga.
strong
Don't sneeze so loud! OR: You must not sneeze so loud!
German:
Niess nicht so laut! [op.cit.]
Comment:
This example illustrates the use of the prohibitive for 2SG.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 75
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
The prohibitive: Normal imperative construction and normal negator
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