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The prohibitive
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Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Example 70-42:
Ham-log
nai
kao pio tin roj kalas.
Ham-log
1-
pl
nai
neg
kao
eat
pio
drink
tin
three
roj
day
kalas.
finish
We didn't eat or drink for three days.
Example 70-43:
Tum kali kojo ek larika.
Tum
2sg
kali
only
kojo
look.for
ek
one
larika.
boy
Just look for a boy.
Example 70-44:
Tum fin nai ao.
Tum
2sg
fin
again
nai
neg
ao.
come
Don't come again.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Pidgin Hindustani
by
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Pidgin Hindustani
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
Own knowledge
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