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Special imperative construction and normal negator
Example 32-84:
Mordê-l!
Mordê-l!
bite-
3sg
Bite him!
Portuguese:
Morde-o!
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Example 32-85:
N ka mordê-l.
N
1sg
ka
neg
mordê-l.
bite-
3sg
I didn't bite him.
Portuguese:
Não o mordí.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Example 32-86:
Ka bo mordê-l!
Ka
neg
bo
2sg
mordê-l!
bite-
3sg
Don't bite him!
Portuguese:
Não o mordas!
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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