Datapoint Saramaccan/Negative morpheme types

Values

Negative affix Frequency: 50.0%

Example 3-137:
U-á sá-andí da di fan dé.
U-á
1pl-neg
sá-andí
know-what
da
cop
di
def.sg
fan
talk
dé.
dem
We don't understand what that means.
Example 3-143:
M' é gó.
M'=é
1sg=neg
gó.
go
I didn't go.
Confidence:
Very certain

Negative particle Frequency: 50.0%

Example 3-144:
Déé soldáti náá féti.
Déé
def.pl
soldáti
soldier
náá
neg
féti.
fight
The soldiers did NOT fight.

Source: Veenstra 1996: 22

Confidence:
Very certain