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Zamboanga Chabacano
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The prohibitive
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Normal imperative construction and special negator
Example 46-110:
Hendéq 'le amerikáno.
Hendéq
neg
'le
s/he
amerikáno.
american
S/he is not an American.
Example 46-111:
Nuáy ya-kumprá peskáw.
Nuáy
neg
.exist
ya-kumprá
prf
-buy
peskáw.
fish
(Somebody) didn't buy fish.
Example 46-112:
Komé!
Komé!
to.eat
Eat!
Example 46-113:
Nomá(s)
kantá!
Nomá(s)
don't
kantá!
sing
Don't sing!
Example 46-114:
No bos andá!
No
neg
bos
you
andá!
go
Don't go!
Source:
Forman 1972
: 164
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
by
Patrick O. Steinkrüger
cite
Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
Own knowledge
Forman 1972
: 164
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