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Position of standard negation
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Before the verb
Example 22-173:
Em
no
harim toktok bilong bubu bilong em.
Em
3sg
no
neg
harim
hear
toktok
talk
bilong
poss
bubu
grandparent
bilong
poss
em.
3sg
She did not listen to her grandfather.
Source:
nd
: EHP F12
Example 22-174:
Tupela
no
slip gut long nait.
Tupela
3du
no
neg
slip
sleep
gut
good
long
prep
nait.
night
They did not sleep well at night.
Source:
nd
: EHP M16
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Position of standard negation
Source:
Own knowledge
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