-nay

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Yilan Creole

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Etymology

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From Japanese ない (-nai, negative form of verbs).

Suffix

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-nay

  1. Realis negation suffix.

Antonyms

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  • -ng (irrealis negation suffix)

References

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  • Chien Yuehchen, Shinji Sanada (2011) “台湾の宜蘭クレオールにおける否定辞―「ナイ」と「ン」の変容をめぐって― [Negation in Taiwan’s Yilan Creole: Focusing on -nay and -ng]”, in 言語研究 [Gengo Kenkyu][1], number 140, pages 73-87