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The prohibitive
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Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Example 73-61:
no xugaychu
no
neg
xuga-y-chu
play-
imp
-
neg
Don't play!
Source:
Muysken 1981
: 71
Example 73-15:
isti trastigunada akimu trayiy
isti
this
trasti-guna-da
dish-
pl
-
acc
aki-mu
this-
all
trayi-y
bring-
imp
bring these dishes here
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
Example 73-65:
amimu bindiylla
ami-mu
1sg
.
obj
-
all
bindi-y-lla
sell-
imp
-
delim
Just sell it to me.
Source:
Muysken 1997
: 383
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Language:
Media Lengua
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
Muysken 1981
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