Datapoint Chinese Pidgin Russian/Position of standard negation

There are variants in which the prepositive negation ne is used, while other variants use postpositive netu.
The negative marker always precedes modal and auxiliary verbs: ne mogu, ne nado etc.

Values

Immediately after the verb Frequency: 50.0%

Example 65-146:
За женушека месяза посиди нету, адали чужой.
Za ʒenuʃeka mesiaza pasidi netu, adali ʧuʒoj.
Za
top
ʒenuʃeka
wife
mesiaza
place
pasidi
sit
netu,
neg
adali
like
ʧuʒoj.
stranger
They never sit near their wives as if they were strangers.

Source: Neumann 1966: 246

Example 65-147:
Трава гори нету, лес - гори!
Tərawa gari netu, lies gari!
Tərawa
grass
gari
burn
netu,
neg
lies
forest
gari!
burn
It is not just the grass that is burning, it it the whole forest that burns!

Source: Arsen’ev 1949: 257

Confidence:
Very certain

Before the verb Frequency: 50.0%

Example 65-148:
За моя тако не хычи.
Za maja tako ne xyʧi.
Za
top
maja
1sg
tako
so
ne
neg
xyʧi.
want
I do not want it to be so.

Source: Neumann 1966: 248

Example 65-149:
Ничего не делай его, только работай конторе.
Niʧiwo ni delaj iwo, tol'ko rabotaj kantore.
Niʧiwo
nothing
ni
neg
delaj
do
iwo,
3sg
tol'ko
only
rabotaj
work
kantore.
office
She does not do anything, she only works in the office.

Source: Perekhvalskaya 2008: 237

Confidence:
Very certain