Datapoint Louisiana Creole/The prohibitive
The negator pa folllows the verb today. In the old texts, the negator precedes the verb (Neumann-Holzschuh 1987: 20–21).
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Normal imperative construction and normal negator
- Example 53-216:
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Koup pa li!Koupcutpanegli!3sgDon't cut it!
Source: Neumann 1985: 278
- Example 53-218:
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Aret twa parle kreol, parl meriken!Aretstoptwa2sg.reflparlespeakkreol,Creoleparlspeakmeriken!EnglishStop speaking Creole, speak English!French: Arrête de parler créole, parle américain!
Source: Neumann 1985: 277
- Example 53-219:
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Mo manj pa diri.Mo1sgmanjeatpanegdiri.riceI don't eat rice.French: Je ne mange pas de riz.
Source: Neumann 1985: 320
- Confidence:
- Very certain