Value Normal imperative construction and normal negator

Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
The prohibitive

Examples

  1. Em i no wokabaut.
    Em
    3sg
    i
    pm
    no
    neg
    wokabaut.
    walk
    He is not walking.
  2. Yu kam long fran na mipela go lo baksait.
    Yu
    2sg
    kam
    come
    long
    prep
    fran
    front
    na
    and
    mipela
    1pl.excl
    go
    go
    lo
    prep
    baksait.
    back
    Come to the front and we'll go to the back.

    See nd

  3. Yu no wokabaut.
    Yu
    2sg
    no
    neg
    wokabaut.
    walk
    Don't walk.

    See Verhaar 1995: 330