Datapoint Casamancese Creole/The prohibitive

Both negator and imperative construction are normal in the prohibitive, but the place of the negator contrasts between prohibitive and affirmative sentences.

Values

Special imperative construction and normal negator

Example 34-84:
Bu ka kantá.
Bu
2sg.sbj
ka
neg
ø
pfv
kantá.
sing
You did not sing.
Example 34-83:
Kantá!
ø
2sg.sbj
kantá!
sing.imp
Sing!
Example 34-85:
Ka bu kantá!
Ka
neg
bu
2sg.sbj
kantá!
sing
Do not sing!
Confidence:
Very certain