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Value Special imperative construction and normal negator
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Parameter:
The prohibitive
Examples
Ka bu kume.
Ka
neg
bu
2sg
kume.
eat
Do not eat!
Portuguese:
Não comas.
Kume!
Kume!
imp
eat
Portuguese:
come
N ka kume.
N
1sg
ka
neg
kume.
eat
I did not eat.
Portuguese:
Não comi.
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