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Example 41-167
avara prendatu
naada
naa
poy faya
avara
now
prenda-tu
study-
pfv
.
ptcp
naada
nothing
naa
neg
.
fut
poy
habil
faya
do
Now, having studied, [he] won't be able to do anything [i.e. find work].
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 5215
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and indefinite pronouns: Co-occurrence with predicate negation
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