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The prohibitive
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Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Example 36-72:
Thêndê
kwa bisi e pê tholo!
Thêndê
spread.out
kwa
thing
bisi
dress
e
this
pê
put
tholo!
sun
Spread out these clothes in the sun!
French:
Etends ces habits au soleil!
Source:
Maurer 1995
: 140
Example 36-73:
Bô
na
thêndê kwa bisi e pê tholo
wa
.
Bô
you
na
neg
thêndê
spread.out
kwa
thing
bisi
dress
e
this
pê
put
tholo
sun
wa.
neg
You didn't spread out these clothes in the sun.
Example 36-74:
Na
thêndê kwa bisi e pê tholo
wa
!
Na
neg
thêndê
spread.out
kwa
thing
bisi
dress
e
dem
pê
put
tholo
sun
wa!
neg
Don't spread out these clothes in the sun!
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Angolar
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Angolar
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
Maurer 1995
: 140f.
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