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Position of standard negation
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Before the verb
Example 13-182:
I
ain
min bout de body.
I
1sg
.
sbj
ain
neg
.
aux
min
mind
bout
about
de
the
body.
body
I do not mind about the body.
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 262
Example 13-183:
Me
na
gwine gone.
Me
1sg
.
sbj
na
neg
gwine
going
gone.
go
I am not going to go.
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 260
Example 13-184:
I
ain
gine worry a soul.
I
1sg
.
sbj
ain
neg
.
aux
gine
going
worry
worry
a
a
soul.
soul
I am not going to worry a soul.
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 262
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Language:
Gullah
Feature:
Position of standard negation
Source:
Own knowledge
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