Datapoint Cameroon Pidgin English/Negation and indefinite pronouns

Values

Preclusion possible with preverbal indefinites

Example 18-160:
A 'no 'get 'som'ting.
A
1sg.sbj
'no
neg
'get
get
'som'ting.
something
I have nothing.

Source: de Féral 1989: 142

Example 18-161:
A 'no 'get 'nating.
A
1sg.sbj
'no
neg
'get
get
'nating.
nothing
I have nothing.

Source: de Féral 1989: 142

Example 18-162:
A no si enibodi.
A
1sg.sbj
no
neg
si
see
enibodi.
anybody
I saw nobody.

Source: nd

Example 18-163:
No peson bin kom.
No
neg
peson
person
bin
pst
kom.
come
Nobody came.

Source: nd

Example 18-164:
A no sabi enitin.
A
1sg.sbj
no
neg
sabi
know
enitin.
anything
I know nothing about it.

Source: nd

Confidence:
Very certain