Datapoint Creolese/Position of standard negation

Values

Before the verb

Example 5-14:
ayu na ga non wo doz oopn mashiin an so?
ayu
2pl
na
neg
ga
have
non
none
wo
rel
doz
hab
oopn
open
mashiin
machine
an
and
so?
such
Don't you have any that opens machines and other such things?

Source: Rickford 1987: 132 (line 258 - 9)

Example 5-55:
sins wen mii na bin baarn yeet, mamii in bai da mashiin
sins
since
wen
when
mii
I
na
not
bin
pst
baarn
born
yeet,
yet
mamii
mommy
in
pst
bai
buy
da
dist.dem
mashiin
machine
Even before I was born Mummy bought that machine.

Source: Rickford 1987: 132, line 266

Example 5-80:
notn na de de
notn
nothing
na
neg
de
is
de
there
Nothing is there. OR: There is nothing there.

Source: Rickford 1987: 148, line 385

Confidence:
Very certain