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Value Normal imperative construction and special negator
Language:
Batavia Creole (Tugu)
Parameter:
The prohibitive
References
Philippe 2011
: 98
Examples
Djenti djenti,
pasa
pio.
Djenti
person
djenti,
person
pasa
pass
pio.
foot
People, go by foot.
See
Philippe 2011
: 96
[...] nos
numpodi
bakia sigredu.
[...]
[...]
nos
1pl
numpodi
neg
.can
bakia
keep
sigredu.
secret
[...] we cannot hide secrets.
See
Philippe 2011
: 88
Numiste
ri [...].
Numiste
proh
ri
laugh
[...].
[...]
Don't laugh [...].
See
Philippe 2011
: 88
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