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Negative Indefinite Pronouns and Predicate Negation
Language:
Mixtec (Chalcatongo)
Feature:
Negative Indefinite Pronouns and Predicate Negation
by
Martin Haspelmath
Value:
No predicate negation
Examples
Sentence igt-1457:
Ndežu tú=žaʔu.
Ndežu
food
tú=žaʔu.
neg
=expensive
The food is not expensive.
Sentence igt-1458:
Tú=šūʔū ñabaʔa=rí.
Tú=šūʔū
neg
=money
ñabaʔa=rí.
have=1
I didn't have any money.
Sentence igt-1459:
Tú=ndéú ní=kii.
Tú=ndéú
neg
=who
ní=kii.
comp
=come
Nobody came.
Sentence igt-1606:
tú=ndéú
tú=ndéú
[
neg
=who]
'nobody'
References
Macaulay 1996
cite
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