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The prohibitive
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Normal imperative construction and normal negator
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 57-53:
pa tuʃe, twa!
pa
neg
tuʃe,
touch
twa!
2sg
Don't touch!
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
Example 57-54:
Fo pa ke ta per paske per-la, le ʃa:ti.
Fo
oblig
pa
neg
ke
that
ta
you
per
fear
paske
because
per-la,
father-
dem
le
si
ʃa:ti.
nice
You do not need to be afraid because this Father is nice.
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
: 174
Example 57-55:
ta pa ʃate
ta
2sg
pa
neg
ʃate
sing
You don't sing.
Example 57-56:
ʃate!
ʃate!
sing
Sing!
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Tayo
by
Sabine Ehrhart
and
Melanie Revis
cite
Language:
Tayo
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
own knowledge Ehrhart
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