Wmffre (1998:19,20)
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Révision datée du 17 janvier 2009 à 15:32 par Mjouitteau (discussion | contributions)
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 | |
neg cop | personne ebet | ici | |
'there is nobody here' | |||
[équivalent standard: N'eus den ebet amañ- ] |
though the addition of ke(t)would be quite acceptable.