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'''2.8 negation'''
'''2.8 negation'''




Nouns can be emphatically negated by the negative adjective '''(e')bet''' 'at all', e.g.,
Nouns can be emphatically negated by the negative adjective '''(e')bet''' 'at all', e.g.,


(36) '''n ø.s (ke) b~ɑŋk bed ba ke:ɣ''' 'there is no bank in town'
(36) '''n ø.s (ke) b~ɑŋk bed ba ke:ɣ''' 'there is no bank in town'


The post-positioned negative verbal particle '''ke(d)''' can be dispensed with when '''(e')bet''' is also present in the same sentence, and is usually not found in a phrase such as '''n ø.s d~ɛn e'bet ~ɑm<sup>ə</sup>''' 'there is nobody here'; though the addition of '''ke(t)'''would be quite acceptable.
The post-positioned negative verbal particle '''ke(d)''' can be dispensed with when '''(e')bet''' is also present in the same sentence, and is usually not found in a phrase such as '''n ø.s d~ɛn e'bet ~ɑm<sup>ə</sup>''' 'there is nobody here'; though the addition of '''ke(t)'''would be quite acceptable.

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2.8 negation


Nouns can be emphatically negated by the negative adjective (e')bet 'at all', e.g.,


(36) n ø.s (ke) b~ɑŋk bed ba ke:ɣ 'there is no bank in town'


The post-positioned negative verbal particle ke(d) can be dispensed with when (e')bet is also present in the same sentence, and is usually not found in a phrase such as n ø.s d~ɛn e'bet ~ɑmə 'there is nobody here'; though the addition of ke(t)would be quite acceptable.