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Example 72-86
An dij karungku i neba luk dat kaya kominap.
An
and
dij
this
karu-ngku
child-
erg
i
3sg
.
sbj
neba
neg
luk
look
det
the
kaya
monster
kom-in-ap.
come-
cont
-up
And this kid didn't see the monster coming towards them.
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Comment:
The negative particle
neba
precedes the verb
luk
in this example.
Type:
peer elicitation
Source:
Meakins 2011
: 415
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
The prohibitive: Normal imperative construction and special negator
Position of standard negation: Before the verb
Syllable onsets: Onsets may be complex
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