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Example 73-11
kozingabu sal nuwabishka
kozi-nga-bu
cook-
nmlz
-
ben
sal
salt
nuwabi-shka
neg
.
exist
-
evid
There turns out to be no salt for cooking.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Datapoints:
Order of relative clause and noun: Relative clause precedes noun
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking: Same TAM marking in negated clauses
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