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Example 15-72
a nɔ bin fɔ du am
a
1sg
nɔ
neg
bin
pst
fɔ
mood
du
do
am
it
I would not have done it. OR: I shouldn't have done it.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking: Same TAM marking in negated clauses
The prohibitive: Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Position of standard negation: Before the verb
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