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Value Negative auxiliary verb
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
Parameter:
Negative morpheme types
References
Meakins 2012
Examples
Yu putim nyawa kuya so yu kaan nurt laiyangku nganta.
Yu
2sg
put-im
put-
tr
nyawa
this
kuya
thus
so
so
yu
2sg
kaan
neg
nurt
press
laiya-ngku
liar-
erg
nganta.
doubt
You put this one like that so you won't tread on it, you little liar.
See
Meakins 2011
: 415
An dij karungku i
neba
luk dat kaya kominap.
An
and
dij
this
karu-ngku
child-
erg
i
3sg
.
sbj
neba
neg
luk
look
dat
the
kaya
monster
kom-in-ap.
come-
cont
-up
And this kid didn't see the monster coming towards them.
See
Meakins 2011
: 415
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