Value Before the verb

Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Position of standard negation
References
Rickford 1987: 145

Examples

  1. ayu na ga non wo doz oopn mashiin an so?
    ayu
    2pl
    na
    neg
    ga
    have
    non
    none
    wo
    rel
    doz
    hab
    oopn
    open
    mashiin
    machine
    an
    and
    so?
    such
    Don't you have any that opens machines and other such things?

    See Rickford 1987: 132 (line 258 - 9)

  2. sins wen mii na bin baarn yeet, mamii in bai da mashiin
    sins
    since
    wen
    when
    mii
    I
    na
    not
    bin
    pst
    baarn
    born
    yeet,
    yet
    mamii
    mommy
    in
    pst
    bai
    buy
    da
    dist.dem
    mashiin
    machine
    Even before I was born Mummy bought that machine.

    See Rickford 1987: 132, line 266

  3. notn na de de
    notn
    nothing
    na
    neg
    de
    is
    de
    there
    Nothing is there. OR: There is nothing there.

    See Rickford 1987: 148, line 385