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The prohibitive
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Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Example 55-91:
to pa koze
to
you
pa
neg
koze
koze
You don't speak. OR: You don't say anything.
Example 55-92:
Koze!
Koze!
speak
Speak! OR: Talk!
Example 55-93:
Pa koze!
Pa
neg
koze!
speak
Don't speak! OR: Don't say anything!
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
Own knowledge
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