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Value Negative particle
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Negative morpheme types
References
Kouwenberg 1994
: 85-100
;
Kouwenberg 1994
;
Kouwenberg 2000
;
Kouwenberg 2007
: 37-8
Examples
o poko di man
ka
o
3sg
poko
like
di
the
man
man
ka
neg
She doesn't like the male (referring to a pair of parrots).
See
Kouwenberg 2007
: 26
o suku nati ʃi bwa
kanɛ
o
3sg
suku
want
nati
wet
ʃi
3sg
.
poss
bwa
foot
kanɛ
neg
He doesn't want his feet to get wet.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 239
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