Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online
Home
Languages
Features
WALS–APiCS
Surveys
Examples
Sources
Authors
Datapoint
Nigerian Pidgin
/
Negation and indefinite pronouns
Values
Show/hide details
Preclusion possible with preverbal indefinites
Example 17-175:
À no si e̱nibo̱di.
À
1sg
.
sbj
no
neg
si
see
e̱nibo̱di.
anybody
I didn’t see anybody.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 90-91
Example 17-176:
Nobo̱di si mì.
Nobo̱di
nobody
si
see
mì.
1sg
.
obj
Nobody saw me.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 90-91
Example 17-177:
No e̱nibo̱di si mì.
No
neg
e̱nibo̱di
anybody
si
see
mì.
1sg
.
obj
Nobody saw me.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 90-91
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Feature:
Negation and indefinite pronouns
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 89-93
×