Datapoint Korlai/The prohibitive

The forms nu tɛ function as a unit in the negation of present-tense forms, as shown in Example 74. For this reason, nu in the prohibitive (example 75) is considered a special negator.

Values

Normal imperative construction and special negator

Example 40-73:
Use kata!
Use
2sg.formal
kata!
sing
Sing!

Source: Clements 1996: 175-76

Example 40-74:
Use nu tɛ kata.
Use
you.sg.formal
nu
neg
tɛ
prs
kata.
sing
You don't sing.
Example 40-75:
Use nu kata!
Use
2sg.formal
nu
neg
kata!
sing
Don't sing!
Confidence:
Very certain