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Example 66-55
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attule ta
kelaatan.
Go
1sg
attu=le
one=
quant
ta-kelaatan.
neg
.
fin
-see
I didn’t see anything.
Comment:
This example is in the Kirinda dialect. The feature value applies cross-dialectally, although the specific forms differ.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking: Reduced TAM marking in negated clauses
Negation and indefinite pronouns: Co-occurrence with predicate negation
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