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Yilan Creole
Etymology
From Japanese ない (-nai, “negative form of verbs”).
Suffix
-nay
- 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― ”, in 言語研究 , number 140, pages 73-87