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Negation and indefinite pronouns
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Co-occurrence with predicate negation
Example 32-168:
Es
ka
panhá
nada
.
Es
3pl
ka
neg
panhá
catch
nada.
nothing
They didn't catch anything.
Portuguese:
Não apanharam nada.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Example 32-169:
N
ka
ten
ningen
má mi.
N
1sg
ka
neg
ten
have
ningen
nobody
má
com
mi.
1sg
I have nobody with me.
Portuguese:
Não tenho ninguém comigo.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
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Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Feature:
Negation and indefinite pronouns
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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