Datapoint Bahamian Creole/Negative morpheme types
According to Holm & Shilling (1982: 143), no as a "simple negator before [the] verb“ is "considered archaic or rustic" and is "also used by [Bahamian] Haitians speaking English.“ The distribution of ain’t, don’t and didn’t is governed not only by tense and aspect of the verb situation but also by the stative/non-stative distinction (Shilling 1978: 92–103) as well as by social factors; however, there is much variation in this area of grammar, too. Just as in Jamaican (Patrick 1999: 199–202), never functions as a simple past negator in Bahamian Creole English (cf. Feature 50 "Negation and tense-aspect-mood marking"); thus, at least for some speakers, never has not only a 'not at any time (up to now)’ meaning but appears to be equivalent to didn’t (Hackert 2004: 134–135). There is debate as to whether never should be classified as a negative adverb (Shilling 1978: 100–103).
Values 
Negative auxiliary verb
Frequency: 50.0%
- Example 12-116:
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I didn't grow up like that [...] I wasn't grow up like that, my parents never grow us up like that, ain't none of us in gang violent.I1sg.sbjdidn'tneg.pstgrowgrowupuplikelikethatthat[...][...]I1sg.sbjwasn'tneg.pstgrowgrowupuplikelikethat,thatmymyparentsparentsneverneggrowgrowususupuplikelikethatthat[...].[...]I didn't grow up like that [...] my parents didn't bring us up like that [...].
- Example 12-251:
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The next one - like governor. That's a governor, too, hey, but they say - uh - like a slow-lear- learning school, hey, but you have to pay for that, so I didn't had no money to pay, so I let him gone right there.[...][...]I1sg.sbjdidn'tneghadhave.pfvnonegmoneymoney[...].[...][The next school is a government-run school, too,] [...] [but you have to pay for it, so, since] I didn’t have any money, [I let him [i.e. the speaker’s son] go to the other school].
- Confidence:
- Certain
Negative particle
Frequency: 50.0%
- Example 12-236:
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If I dead, tell them you don't kill me, tell them I eat poison barracuda.[...][...]telltell[imp]them3pl.objyou2sg.sbjdon'tnegkillkillme,metelltell[imp]them3pl.objI1sg.sbjeateat[pfv]poisonpoisonbarracuda.barracuda[If I die,] tell them you didn't kill me, tell them I ate poisoned barracuda.
- Example 12-249:
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Stone at sea bottom no know sun hot.Stonestone[pl]atatseaseabottombottomnonegknowknowsunsunhot.hotThe rocks at the bottom of the sea don’t know that the sun is hot.
Source: Holm and Shilling 1982: 143
- Example 12-250:
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I ain't - I ain't exactly know what kind of work he used to do, but I think he used to work over there. But he retire.I1sg.sbjain'tneg-I1sg.sbjain'tnegexactlyexactlyknowknow[...].[...]I don’t exactly know [what kind of work he used to do] [...].
- Confidence:
- Very certain