Value Negative particle

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Negative morpheme types
References
Smith 2001

Examples

  1. aka viida etus vɛrgɔɔɲantu naa papiyaa
    aka
    that
    viida
    because
    etus
    3pl.hon
    vɛrgɔɔɲa-ntu
    shyness-loc
    naa
    neg.fut
    papiyaa
    speak
    Therefore, in shyness they won’t talk. OR: Therefore, they are too shy to talk.

    See Smith 1977: 150

  2. isti ooy interumeenti nikaraparsa. isti un coʈʈu taparsa
    isti
    this
    ooy
    eye
    interumeenti
    completely
    nikara-parsa.
    neg.hab-see
    isti
    this
    un
    a
    coʈʈu
    little
    ta-parsa
    prs-see
    This eye is completely blind. This one sees a little.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5073

  3. kebraalav eli jaoyaa aka nikara kuza
    kebraa=lav
    break=as.soon.as
    eli
    3sg
    jaa-oyaa
    pst-see
    aka
    that
    nikara
    hab.neg
    kuza
    sew
    As soon as [the sewing machine] broke, he saw it won't sew.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5314

  4. aka juustu naa vii
    aka
    that
    juustu
    right
    naa
    neg.fut
    vii
    come
    That won’t come right. OR: That can’t be fixed.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5394

  5. ɔkalɔɔra keesasu tɛɛmpupa pesaam nikara fikaa parsiidu
    ɔklɔɔra
    then
    keesa-su
    case-gen
    tɛɛmpu-pa
    time-dat
    pesaam
    person
    nikara
    neg.hab
    fikaa
    become
    parsii-du
    appear-adjz
    So for the case date the person doesn't appear.

    See Smith 1974-5: 4970

  6. tɔɔna aka midisaam inda uŋapa araa naa poyski
    tɔɔna
    afterwards
    aka
    that
    midisaam
    measurement
    inda
    yet
    uŋa-pa
    one-dat
    araa
    go.wrong
    naa
    neg.fut
    poy=ski
    habil=report
    Subsequently, it won't be possible for the measurement to be misinterpreted by someone else, apparently.

    See Smith 1974-5: 2235