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Example 61-108
Mina
ayi
bukile
lutho.
Mina
I
ayi
neg
buk-ile
see-
pst
lutho.
nothing
I didn't see anything.
Comment:
Lutho
is an inherently negative form; double negation is not really common.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes Mesthrie
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and indefinite pronouns: Co-occurrence with predicate negation
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