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Value Normal imperative construction and special negator
Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
The prohibitive
Examples
Maski kam insait.
Maski
neg
.
imp
kam
come
insait.
inside
Do not enter.
Yu no ken mauswara, poro.
Yu
2sg
no
neg
ken
perm
mauswara,
talk.nonsense
poro.
mate
Don't talk nonsense, mate.
See
Verhaar 1995
: 326
Maski paitim bal long han [...].
Maski
proh
pait-im
hit-
tr
bal
ball
long
with
han
hand
[...].
[...]
Don't hit the ball with your hand [...].
See
Verhaar 1995
: 43
Maski givim long Margaret.
Maski
neg
.
imp
givim
give
long
prep
Margaret.
Margaret
Don't give it to Margaret.
See
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