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Value Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
The prohibitive
References
Rickford 1987
: 203 (line 958)
Examples
kom
ya!
kom
come
ya!
here
Come here!
an di fut
na
kot a di rait spɔt
an
and
di
the
fut
foot
na
neg
kot
cut
a
in
di
the
rait
right
spɔt
spot
And the foot was not cut at the right spot.
See
Rickford 1987
: 203 (line 958)
na
sing
na
proh
sing
sing
Don't sing!
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