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Value Same TAM marking in negated clauses
Language:
Sango
Parameter:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
References
Samarin 1967
Examples
lo ke faa mo na mbi ape?!
lo
3sg
ke
cop
faa
kill
mo
2sg
na
prep
mbi
1sg
ape?!
neg
Won't he kill you and me?!
ni teka nyama ape
ni
1sg
.
log
te-ka
eat-
hab
nyama
meat
ape
neg
(She said that) she made it a practice not to eat meat.
[...] lango ake fatige mo, lo ga ti faa mo na ni o
[...]
[...]
lango
sleep
a-yeke
pm
-
cop
fatige
overcome
mo,
2sg
lo
3sg
ga
come
ti
to
faa
kill
mo
2sg
na
and
ni
1sg
.
log
o
pcl
[she said], and sleep will overcome you and he'll kill you and me, I'm sorry to say.
kogara, mo e te nyama ti nyen’?
kogara,
in.law
mo
2sg
yeke
cop
te
eat
nyama
meat
ti
of
nyen’?
what
Mother-in-law, what kind of meat do you habitually eat?
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