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Position of standard negation
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Before the verb
Example 55-184:
Non, mo
pa
konn ou.
Non,
no
mo
1sg
pa
neg
konn
know
ou.
2sg
No, I don't know you.
French:
Non, je ne vous connais pas.
Source:
Kriegel et al. 2005
Example 55-185:
mo
pa
ale; mo
pa
ti ale; mo
pa
pe ale; mo
pa
pu ale
mo
1sg
pa
neg
ale;
go
mo
1sg
pa
neg
ti
pst
ale;
go
mo
1sg
pa
neg
pe
prog
ale;
go
mo
1sg
pa
neg
pu
fut
ale
go
I don't go; I didn't go; I am not going; I will not go
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Position of standard negation
Source:
Own knowledge
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