Datapoint Early Sranan/The prohibitive

The second person singular pronoun yu and the second person plural pronoun unu can be used in sentence-initial position for extra emphasis on the addressee(s), or as a politeness marker. The basic prohibitive clause is not obligatorily marked for singular or plural person reference (Van den Berg 2007: 257).

Values

Normal imperative construction and normal negator

Example 1-135:
Ju no musse itschè so tranga.
Yu
2sg
no
neg
musu
must
itsye
sneeze
so
so
tranga.
strong
Don't sneeze so loud! OR: You must not sneeze so loud!
German: Niess nicht so laut! [op.cit.]

Source: Schumann 1783: 75

Example 1-136:
Mingo joù no man.
Mingo
Mingo
yu
2sg
no
neg
man.
man
Mingo, you don't have the nerve.

Source: CR 1707

Example 1-137:
Ope windels!
Opo
open
windels!
window
Open the windows!
Dutch: Doet de Vensters open.

Source: Herlein 1718: 123

Confidence:
Certain