Datapoint Tayo/Position of standard negation

Example 46 shows the ordinary position of the negative marker. In example 100, fo pa is a fixed expression that is not really segmentable, so it cannot count as postverbal negation.

Values

Before the verb

Example 57-46:
no, napa kuvri kom sa meso-la
no,
no
napa
neg
kuvri
cover
kom
like
sa
that
meso-la
house-dem/def
No, [we] don't cover the houses like this. OR: It is not like this that we cover the houses.

Source: Ehrhart 1993: 190

Example 57-100:
fo pa met vaʃ pi toro nda ʃam
fo
oblig
pa
neg
met
put
vaʃ
cow
pi
and
toro
bull
nda
in
ʃam
field
You should not put cows and bulls in one field.
Example 57-161:
ma pa ule
ma
1sg
pa
neg
ule
want
I don't want.

Source: Ehrhart 1993: 189

Confidence:
Certain