Use of indefinite negative pronouns (Synja Khanty)

DbleNeg: Negation is expressed through the use of both a negative pronoun and a negative predicate.


(1) nēmǝlti jāseŋ at ūjt-l-ǝm.

     nothing other language I neg know-prs-1sg

    ‘I don’t know any other language.’ (Onina 2009: 51)


Synja Khanty uses double negation (cf. Nikolaeva 1999a: 28‒29, Honti 1984: 89).

Author: 

Nikolett F. Gulyás