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Negative morpheme types
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Bipartite negative marker
Example 35-220:
Ê
na
ka bila konsê xitu ku kwa sa nê
fa.
Ê
3sg
na
neg
ka
ipfv
bila
turn
konsê
know
xitu
place
ku
rel
kwa
thing
sa
be
n=ê
in=
3sg
fa.
neg
He doesn’t recognize the place where the thing is.
Source:
Hagemeijer 2007
: 175
Example 35-221:
Men dê
na
tava sêbê
fa
?
Men
Mother
dê
3sg
.
poss
na
neg
tava
pst
sêbê
know
fa?
neg
Didn’t his mother know?
Source:
Hagemeijer 2007
: 174
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Language:
Santome
Feature:
Negative morpheme types
Source:
Hagemeijer 2007
: Ch. 4
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