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The prohibitive
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Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Example 26-61:
ðat
no
saʊn ɹaɪt tu mi
ðat
dem
no
neg
saʊn
sound
ɹaɪt
right
tu
to
mi
1sg
.
obl
That doesn't sound right to me.
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 23
Example 26-68:
gɹams azɹ ɔm tɛl um a no stɛ
gɹams
grandmother
azɹ
answer
ɔm
3sg
tɛl
tell
um
3pl
a
1sg
no
neg
stɛ
loc
Grandma, answer it, tell them I'm not here!
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 93
Example 26-69:
no ansɹ ɔm
no
neg
ansɹ
answer
ɔm
3sg
Don't answer it!
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
Own knowledge
Velupillai 2003
: 93, 23
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