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The prohibitive
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Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Example 61-55:
Ai
hamba.
Ai
neg
hamb-a.
go-
imp
Don't go.
Example 61-56:
Hamba!
Hamba!
go.
imp
Go! OR: Be gone!
Example 61-57:
Yena ai hamba.
Yena
he
ai
neg
hamba.
go
He does not go.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Language:
Fanakalo
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
Own knowledge
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