-nay

Yilan Creole

Etymology

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

Suffix

-nay

  1. Realis negation suffix.

Antonyms
  • -ng (“irrealis negation suffix”)

References
  • 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]‎, number 140, pages 73-87
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