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Example 68-120
Nene Luhu itu
seng
mati, antua hilang.
Nene
Nene
Luhu
Luhu
itu
dem
seng
neg
mati,
die
antua
3sg
.
formal
hilang.
lost
Nene Luhu did not die, she disappeared.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Scott 2008
: 401
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Datapoints:
Negative morpheme types: Negative particle
Position of standard negation: Before the verb
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