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Example 75-241
Shuushkwachiku giiwiistamawaaw noo eewiiawihak larzhawn.
Shuushkwachiku
directly
gii-wiistamaw-aaw
1.
pst
-tell-
3sg
.
obj
noo
neg
ee-wii-awih-ak
comp
-
desid
-lend-
1sg
.
sbj
.3.
obj
larzhawn.
money
I told him directly I wouldn't lend him money.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Laverdure and Allard 1983
: 234
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Position of standard negation: Before the verb
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