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Example 25-237
Nomo yumob gada bulurrum mi hanting!
Nomo
neg
yumob
2pl
gada
fut
/
oblig
bulurr-um
follow-
tr
mi
1sg
hanting!
hunting
Never again will you lot follow me hunting! OR: You won't ever come hunting with me!
Comment:
Variety: Roper River. This example illustrates the position of the negative marker.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Hodgson 1998
: 196
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
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