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Example 19-196
Dɛ̀n
no
dè gi no
natin.
Dɛ̀n
3pl
no
neg
dè
ipfv
gi
give
no
neg
natin.
nothing
They don’t give anything.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Field data
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
cite
Datapoints:
Position of standard negation: Before the verb
Negation and indefinite pronouns: Co-occurrence with predicate negation
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