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Position of standard negation
The post-verbal negative marker is ocasionally omitted.
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Bipartite, before verb and immediately after Frequency: 90.0%
Example 73-64:
llubixukpi mañana
no
isha
chu
llubi-xu-kpi
rain-
prog
-
subord
mañana
tomorrow
no
neg
i-sha-chu
go-
1sg
.
fut
-
neg
If it rains tomorrow I won't go.
Source:
Muysken 1981
: 71
Confidence:
Very certain
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Before the verb Frequency: 10.0%
Example 73-84:
elkunaga no tienen kuminada
el-kuna-ga
3-
pl
-
top
no
neg
tienen
have.
3pl
kumi-na-da
eat-
nmlz
-
acc
They do not have anything to eat.
Source:
Muysken 1981
: 71
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Language:
Media Lengua
Feature:
Position of standard negation
Source:
Muysken 1981
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