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The prohibitive
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Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Example 5-91:
kom
ya!
kom
come
ya!
here
Come here!
Example 5-92:
an di fut
na
kot a di rait spɔt
an
and
di
the
fut
foot
na
neg
kot
cut
a
in
di
the
rait
right
spɔt
spot
And the foot was not cut at the right spot.
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 203 (line 958)
Example 5-93:
na
sing
na
proh
sing
sing
Don't sing!
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
Own knowledge
Rickford 1987
: 203 (line 958)
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