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Example 59-321
mbi de mbi mu koli ape
mbi
1sg
de
remain
mbi
1sg
mu
take
koli
husband
ape
neg
I haven't yet taken a husband. OR: I'm not married yet.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Datapoints:
Position of standard negation: After verb plus postverbal object
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