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The prohibitive
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Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Example 53-217:
Pa jité mouen dan zéronce.
Pa
neg
jité
throw
mouen
2sg
.
obj
dan
in
zéronce.
blackberry.bush
Don't throw me into the blackberry bush.
Source:
Neumann-Holzschuh (eds.) 1987
: 21
Example 53-220:
Oté feille la yé.
Oté
remove
feille-la-yé.
leaf-
def
.
art
-
pl
Remove the leaves.
Source:
Neumann-Holzschuh (eds.) 1987
: 51
Example 53-221:
Ti négresse là pa grouyé.
Ti
little
négresse-là
negro.girl-
art
.
def
pa
neg
grouyé.
move
The little negro girl didn't move.
Source:
Neumann-Holzschuh (eds.) 1987
: 21
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole (old texts)
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
Neumann-Holzschuh (eds.) 1987
: 20-21
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