Datapoint Diu Indo-Portuguese/The prohibitive

Values

Normal imperative construction and normal negator

Example 39-108:
ãt də mata buf nã vẽd pɛl.
ãt
before
də
of
mat-a
kill-inf
buf
buffalo
nã
neg
vẽd
sell.npst
pɛl.
skin
Do not sell the skin before killing the buffalo.

Source: Cardoso 2009: 189

Example 39-109:
Use vẽd kar may nã vẽd pɛl.
Use
2
vẽd
sell.npst
kar
meat
may
but
nã
neg
vẽd
sell.npst
pɛl.
skin
You sell the meat but you don't sell the skin.
Example 39-110:
Vẽd pɛl!
Vẽd
sell.npst
pɛl!
skin
Sell the skin!
Confidence:
Very certain