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Value Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
The prohibitive
References
Kouwenberg 1994
: 148-149
Examples
bu
sofɛlɛ
ka
bu
drink
so-fɛlɛ
so-much
ka
neg
Don't drink so much!
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 149
lu
jujɛ nau
luru
look
ju-jɛ
2sg
-
nmlz
nau
now
Now look at yours!
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 149
ɛkɛjə mja dida ka
ɛkɛ-jɛ
1sg
-
nmlz
mja
do
dida
that
ka
neg
Mine doesn't do that.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 175
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