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Value Co-occurrence with predicate negation
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Negation and indefinite pronouns
References
Kouwenberg 1994
: 91-96
;
Kouwenberg 1994
Examples
tut ju drai wɛrɛ ju drai mɛt
en gutu ka
tutu
until
ju
2sg
drai
turn
wɛrɛ
again
ju
2sg
drai
turn
mɛtɛ
with
en
one
gutu
thing
ka
neg
When you return, you return with nothing.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 249
en kɛnɛ
kan kapo
ka
en
one
kɛnɛ
person
kan
can
kapu
cut
o
3sg
ka
neg
Nobody can cut it down. (referring to a certain tree)
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 249
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