Wmffre (1998:19,20)

De Arbres

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


(x) 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.