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The prohibitive
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Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Example 15-72:
a nɔ bin fɔ du am
a
1sg
nɔ
neg
bin
pst
fɔ
mood
du
do
am
it
I would not have done it. OR: I shouldn't have done it.
Example 15-79:
tɔk!
tɔk!
talk
Speak!
Example 15-80:
yu nɔ tɔk!
yu
2sg
nɔ
neg
tɔk!
talk
You should not speak! OR: You should not say anything!
Example 15-81:
nɔ tɔk!
nɔ
neg
tɔk!
talk
Don't speak!
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Language:
Krio
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
Own knowledge
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