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Example 24-177
Kaa fut wi kaa win a lotri.
Kaa
I.do.not.know
fut
why
wi
1.
nsg
kaa
cannot
win
win
a
det
.
def
lotri.
lottery
Don't know why we can't win the lottery.
Comment:
kaa
means 'I/we cannot', 'I/we don't know';
fut
< for what
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Norf'k
by
Peter Mühlhäusler
cite
Datapoints:
Negative morpheme types: Negative particle
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