Value Before the verb

Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
Parameter:
Position of standard negation
References
Cardoso 2009

Examples

  1. Də Go nã mãdo Purtəgal, ot lad mem dixo.
    Də
    of
    Go
    Goa
    nã
    neg
    mãd-o
    send-pst
    Purtəgal,
    Portugal
    ot
    other
    lad
    side
    mem
    emph
    dix-o.
    leave-pst
    [They] didn't send [it] from Goa to Portugal, [they] left it some other place.

    See Cardoso 2009: 210

  2. Yo nã kɛr kõta, dig a el.
    Yo
    1sg
    nã
    neg
    kɛr
    want.npst
    kõt-a,
    tell-inf
    dig
    say.npst
    a
    dat
    el.
    3sg
    I don't want to tell, ask him.

    See Cardoso 2009: 210