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Value Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Language:
Krio
Parameter:
The prohibitive
Examples
a nɔ bin fɔ du am
a
1sg
nɔ
neg
bin
pst
fɔ
mood
du
do
am
it
I would not have done it. OR: I shouldn't have done it.
tɔk!
tɔk!
talk
Speak!
yu nɔ tɔk!
yu
2sg
nɔ
neg
tɔk!
talk
You should not speak! OR: You should not say anything!
nɔ tɔk!
nɔ
neg
tɔk!
talk
Don't speak!
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