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Yilan Creole
Etymology
From -nay (“realis negation suffix”). Compare Japanese しない (shinai, “to not exist”)
Suffix
sinay
- Realis negation suffix form attached to verbs or adjectives: to not be; to not exist
- kino walaxsinai ― It did not rain yesterday
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
Yogad
Noun
sináy
- (anatomy) intestines