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Value Co-occurrence with predicate negation
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Parameter:
Negation and indefinite pronouns
Examples
N
ka
odja
nada.
N
1sg
ka
neg
odja
see.
pst
nada.
anything
I didn’t see anything.
Portuguese:
Não vi nada.
Ningin
ka
sta na kasa.
Ningin
nobody
ka
neg
sta
be.
prs
na
in
kasa.
home
Nobody is at home.
Portuguese:
Não está ninguém em casa.
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