Datapoint Palenquero/Negation and indefinite pronouns
Negative concord is generally maintained with negative polarity items like narie ‘nobody’, nunka ‘never’, tampoko ‘neither’ and na(a) ‘nothing’ so that these items tend to be accompanied by nu (cf. na nu ‘not anything’). Exceptions to the rule are, however, not uncommon (cf. example [76] in Schwegler & Green (2007: 286), where the speaker omitted the predicate nu). Schwegler (1996) — the only source to have examined Palenquero negative concord in any detail — notes, however, that the usage of these items is complicated and would require a study in itself.
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Preclusion possible under other conditions
- Example 48-177:
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I nu ten náa nu.IInunegtenhavenáanothingnu.negI don't have anything.Spanish: (Yo) no tengo nada.
- Example 48-182:
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¿Bo a konosé babbú tampoko?¿Boyou.sgapstkonoséknowbabbúbarbultampoko?neitherYou don't know the "barbul" (a type of fish) either?Spanish: ¿(Tú) (no) has conocido/visto el barbul tampoco?
Source: Schwegler and Green 2007: 287
- Example 48-183:
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Nunka suto poné brabo nu.Nunkaneversutoweponégetbraboangrynu.negWe never got / used to get angry.Spanish: Nunca nos poníamos bravos.
Source: Schwegler and Green 2007: 287
- Confidence:
- Intermediate