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Example 9-112
Yu no paas dat ting ataal.
Yu
2sg
no
neg
paas
pass
dat
that
ting
thing
ataal.
at.all
Don't overlook it.
Comment:
This is a prohibitive (negative imperative).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1983
: 34
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
The prohibitive: Special imperative construction and normal negator
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