Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Negative morpheme types

The negative particle no is used in most cases, but the negative completive auxiliary ne̱va always replaces no + the completive auxiliary do̱n and normally replaces no with the other completive auxiliaries finish, taya, kpákpá, etc.

Values

Negative particle Frequency: 70.0%

Example 17-172:
À no bay nyam.
À
1sg.sbj
no
neg
bay
buy
nyam.
yam
I didn’t buy yams.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 89

Confidence:
Very certain

Negative auxiliary verb Frequency: 30.0%

Example 17-173:
À ne̱va bay nyam.
À
1sg.sbj
ne̱va
neg.compl
bay
buy
nyam.
yam
I didn’t buy / haven’t bought yams.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 89

Confidence:
Very certain