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Example 66-62
Sigretpəðə təRəminung.
Sigret-pəðə
cigarette-
pl
tuma-minung.
neg
.
fin
-drink
You don't (won't) smoke cigarettes.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Datapoints:
The prohibitive: Normal imperative construction and special negator
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