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Example 36-138
A
na
ta ngê ki m'me minhu
wa
.
A
indf
na
neg
ta
know
ngê
person
ki
rel
m'me
eat
minhu
maize
wa.
neg
One doesn't know who ate the maize.
French:
On ne sait pas qui a mangé le maïs.
Comment:
In this example, one can see that the second negator is situated after the relative clause which modifies the direct object of the main clause verb (
ta
'know').
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Maurer 1995
: 58
Language:
Angolar
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
Negative morpheme types: Bipartite negative marker
Position of standard negation: Bipartite, before verb and after object
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