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Example 1-243
Dem
no
sa doe joe
wan santie
.
Den
3pl
no
neg
sa
fut
du
du
yu
2sg
wan
indf
.
sg
sani.
thing
They will not harm you (lit. They will not do you a thing/something).
Comment:
The indefinite pronoun is
wan-sani
; there is predicate negation.
Type:
written
Source:
CR 1760
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and indefinite pronouns: Preclusion possible with preverbal indefinites
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