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Position of standard negation
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Before the verb
Example 41-14:
isti ooy interumeenti nikaraparsa. isti un coʈʈu taparsa
isti
this
ooy
eye
interumeenti
completely
nikara-parsa.
neg
.
hab
-see
isti
this
un
a
coʈʈu
little
ta-parsa
prs
-see
This eye is completely blind. This one sees a little.
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 5073
Example 41-2:
elispa inda nukutiraa noos
eli-s-pa
3.
m
-
pl
-
acc
inda
yet
nuku-tiraa
neg
-take
noos
1pl
We haven't engaged them yet. OR: We haven't taken them on as regular employees yet.
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 1372
Example 41-166:
aka juustu naa vii
aka
that
juustu
right
naa
neg
.
fut
vii
come
That won’t come right. OR: That can’t be fixed.
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 5394
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Feature:
Position of standard negation
Source:
Smith 1974-5
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