Value Normal imperative construction and special negator

Language:
Norf'k
Parameter:
The prohibitive

Examples

  1. Dana miek miek!
    Dana
    aux.neg
    miek
    make
    miek!
    make
    Stop fiddling!
  2. Dunt yorlye fait!
    Dunt
    STRONG.neg.aux
    yorlye
    2pl
    fait!
    fight
    Don't you (plural) fight!
  3. Du tuhi!
    Du
    aux.neg
    tuhi!
    swear
    Don't use bad language!
  4. Giw wan lohle gen aa letl salan!
    Giw
    give
    wan
    det.indf
    lohle
    lolly
    gen
    prep
    aa
    det.def.sg
    letl
    little
    salan!
    people
    Give that child one lolly!

    See Buffett et al. 1988

  5. Wi noe yuus eni e em fancy rods yuu sii dem yuusin orn de mainlan.
    Wi
    we
    noe
    neg
    yuus
    use
    eni
    any
    e
    of
    em
    det.def.pl
    fancy
    fancy
    rods
    rod
    yuu
    [you
    sii
    see
    dem
    they
    yuusin
    use.cont
    orn
    on
    de
    the
    mainlan.
    mainland]
    We do not use any of the fancy rods that one can see used in Australia.