Datapoint Papiamentu/The prohibitive

In more formal, polite usage, sea asina bon di is used to introduce an imperative or prohibitive.

Values

Normal imperative construction and normal negator

Example 47-115:
No papia.
No
neg
papia.
speak
Do not speak.

Source: Birmingham 1970: 84

Example 47-116:
Sea asina bon di no hasi esei.
Sea
be
asina
as
bon
good
di
of
no
neg
hasi
do
esei.
that
(Please) be good enough not to do that.

Source: Birmingham 1970: 84

Example 47-117:
Bo no ta papia.
Bo
2sg
no
neg
ta
tns
papia.
speak
You don't speak.
Example 47-118:
Papia!
Papia!
speak
Speak!
Confidence:
Very certain