Value Negative particle

Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Negative morpheme types

Examples

  1. Iin di nait, nou kyier wat taim dei ded [...].
    Iin
    in
    di
    art.def
    nait,
    night
    nou
    neg
    kyier
    care
    wat
    what
    taim
    time
    dei
    3pl
    ded
    die
    [...].
    [...]
    In the night, it doesn’t matter at what time they die [...].

    See nd

  2. Wi neva tek a kapi af da wan dat wi gi yu.
    Wi
    1pl
    neva
    neg.pst
    tek
    take
    a
    art.indf
    kapi
    copy
    af
    of
    da
    dem
    wan
    one
    dat
    rel
    wi
    1pl
    gi
    give
    yu.
    2sg
    We did not take a copy of the one we gave you.

    See nd

  3. So di ting iz nat gud, nat gud ataal.
    So
    so
    di
    art.def
    ting
    thing
    iz
    cop.prs
    nat
    neg
    gud,
    good
    nat
    neg
    gud
    good
    at-aal.
    at-all
    So the thing isn’t good, not good at all.

    See nd

  4. Wen Ai woz boi, Ai neva drink rom.
    Wen
    when
    Ai
    1sg
    woz
    cop.pst
    boi,
    boy
    Ai
    1sg
    neva
    neg.pst
    drink
    drink
    rom.
    rum
    When I was a boy, I never drank rum.

    See nd

  5. Ai doun waahn dem tu nou.
    Ai
    1sg
    doun
    neg
    waahn
    want
    dem
    3pl
    tu
    to
    nou.
    know
    I don’t want them to know.

    See nd