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The prohibitive
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Normal imperative construction and normal negator
Example 76-11:
akkĭa añaninni picū'ktu pĭtcȗk
akkĭa
trade
añaninni
big
picū'ktu
want
pĭtcȗk
not
I don't want to pay a big price. He does not ask a big price., etc.
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
: 223
Example 76-47:
ababa pī'tcȗk
ababa
say
pī'tcȗk
not
Shut up!
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
: 222
Example 76-48:
ĕlĕkta!
ĕlĕkta!
go
Go!
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
: 224
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Eskimo Pidgin
by
Hein van der Voort
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Language:
Eskimo Pidgin
Feature:
The prohibitive
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
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