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Position of standard negation
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Before the verb
Example 64-206:
ána ma der rúwa beíd
ána
1sg
ma
neg
der
want
rúwa
go
beíd
far
I don’t want to go far.
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 114
Example 64-208:
ma batál
ma
neg
batál
bad
It is not bad.
Example 64-209:
ána
ma
árif hásal ʃunú
ána
1sg
ma
neg
árif
know
hásal
happen
ʃunú
what
I don’t know what happened.
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 165
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Language:
Juba Arabic
Feature:
Position of standard negation
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 196
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