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The prohibitive
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Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Example 28-77:
ɛkɛjə mja dida ka
ɛkɛ-jɛ
1sg
-
nmlz
mja
do
dida
that
ka
neg
Mine doesn't do that.
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 175
Example 28-102:
bu
sofɛlɛ
ka
bu
drink
so-fɛlɛ
so-much
ka
neg
Don't drink so much!
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 149
Example 28-103:
lu
jujɛ nau
luru
look
ju-jɛ
2sg
-
nmlz
nau
now
Now look at yours!
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 149
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 148-149
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