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Example 1-244
Mi
no
findi
notti.
Mi
1sg
no
neg
feni
find
noti.
nothing
I found nothing / I didn't find anything.
German:
Ich habe nichts gefunden. [op.cit.]
Comment:
The negative indefinite pronoun is
noti
; it has predicate negation.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 125
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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