Example 25-246

Nomo beltimbat! Yu jas tekim thatsol!
Nomo
neg
belt-im-bat!
belt-tr-prog
Yu
2sg
jas
just
tek-im
take-tr
thatsol!
that's.all
Don't hit him! Just take him (away)!
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates an alternative to the special prohibitive form don, the normal clausal negative marker nomo.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt