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Example 25-236
Nekstaim yu
nomo
wani go stilimbat.
Nekstaim
next.time
yu
2sg
nomo
neg
wani
pot
go
go
stil-im-bat.
steal-
tr
-
prog
Don't go stealing again. OR: Next time you shouldn't be stealing.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Roper River. This example illustrates verbal negation and the use of 'go' in a (purposive) serial verb construction.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Sandefur and Sandefur 1982
: 65
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking: Reduced TAM marking in negated clauses
Position of standard negation: Before the verb
Syllable codas: Codas at most moderately complex
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