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Example 39-167
Yo nã kɛ fala mem, nã pɔd fala.
Yo
1sg
nã
neg
kɛ
want.
npst
fal-a
speak-
inf
mem,
emph
nã
neg
pɔd
can.
npst
fal-a.
speak-
inf
I really don't want to speak, [I] cannot speak.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Cardoso 2009
: 209
Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
by
Hugo C. Cardoso
cite
Datapoints:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs: Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently
Negative morpheme types: Negative particle
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