Difference between negation in imperative (prohibitive) and declarative clauses

Category
Verbal Categories - Mood
Notes
There are different strategies for marking negation in imperative and declarative clauses

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla no
Cupeño no
Luiseño yes
Serrano yes
Kitanemuk yes
Kawaiisu yes
Timbisha no
Western Mono yes
Chemehuevi no
Southern Paiute no
Southern Ute yes
Shoshone yes
Comanche yes
Idaho Shoshone no
Northern Paiute yes
Gabrielino yes
Achagua no Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 100
Resígaro yes For a prohibitive, the negative marker in a regular declarative clause is "removed" and the negative imperative clitic is used instead. Allin, 1976: 354
Bare yes Aikhenvald, 1995: 33
Piapoco no info
Yukuna yes This marker is intrinsically an imperative negative, although the declarative negative can also be used for this function. Fill in page number!!! Shauer & Shauer, 2000: p. 523, Shauer, 1978: p. 38
Yavitero yes Mosonyi, 1987: p. 65
Wapishana no Santos, 2006: 165
Wayuu no info No description of the structure of imperatives (or negative imperatives) in any source.
Tariana yes Aikhenvald, 2003: 409
Apurinã no Facundes discusses morphological and periphrastic negation, but does not indicate a difference between imperative and declarative clauses. Facundes, 2000: 530-533
Asheninka Apurucayali no info Payne 1981; Payne 1982:910
Maipure yes Dedicated prohibative morpheme separates the two. Zamponi 2003:41
Yanesha' no Duff-Tripp 1997:179-181
Kinikinau no Souza 2008:130
Baure no Danielsen 2007:339
Nanti yes Positive polarity imperatives can use either regular or polite imperative, negative polarity must use polite imperative form, without irrealis marking. Michael, 2008. p. 400-401
Paresi yes Brandão 2010:55
Palikur no Launey 2003
Yine no info Matteson 1965
Añun yes suffix -ata added to verb Patte 1989:109
Bora yes Different affixes are used. Seifart - 2005: 51-61
Makiritare no Hall 1988: 345
Makushi yes In imperatives the verb is marked with the negative imperative affixation (see above), in demonstratives, a clause level negativizer, 'pra' occurs occurs following the clause. Abbott 1991: 52, 55
Eñepa yes k- -eme negative imperative, different types of negative markers for declaratives Payne 2012:353-361, 368
Pemon yes de Armellada 1999: 123 pra is used in one of the imperative examples on page 9 and then has a whole section on page 238 where it is used to negate declaratives
Guna yes different particle for prohibitive Smith texts
Naso yes Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1985:118-122
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí no info maybe not since the imperative takes the same morphology as finite verbs
Damana yes different suffixes: -ung (imperative), -uní (perfective), -ungui (durative)
Sikuani no info Queixalós 2000
Macaguan no Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna yes Overall 2007:324, 358
Northern Emberá yes {=ẽ} is the declarative negator whereas {-rã} is the imperative negator Mortensen 1999:11-2 Catío
Waorani no The same strtegy for negation is used for both declarative clauses and imperatives Peeke 1991:25-28
Ingá yes /ama/ is the negative for imperatives Levinson 1978:30
Matses yes Fleck:443-5
Mapudungun yes Zúñiga 2006, p.110-11
Páez yes Jung: 88, 193-6
Quechua Ayacuchano yes Negative imperative use the negative particle ama while indicative use the negative particle mana Soto 1976:55
Tikuna no info
Urarina no Olawsky:569-92
Waunana yes Loewen 1954:53, 61
Andoke yes Landaburu 1979: 100; 227
Puinave yes "Actually, there is a negative imperative prefix" D Valle Giron 2008: p395/273
Central Aymara no info
Kakua yes negation in imperative must also have the regular negation marker Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no info Silva 2011/Goncalves 2011
Minica Witoto yes Minor and Minor 1982. p.50, 64
Hup yes Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no negation marker is attached to the imperative construction to form negative imperative. Weir 1984:250 Weir 1984
Dâw yes Martins 2004
Desano no Miller 1999, p. 73
Cubeo no Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 24
Kotiria yes Stenzel 2004, p. 389
Makuna no Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.60
Koreguaje no Cook & Criswell 1993, p.61
Barasano no Negation of imperatives is for the most part regular. Jones & Jones 1991, p.126
Tanimuca yes Strom 1992, p.40 In declarative or interrogative sentences, the suffix -be negates the clause and follows the verb root (scopes the whole sent.) Negation of imperatives is accomplished by suffixing -aʔsi to the verb root, and constituents are negated by the neg. verb bã
Siona no Both use the negative affix. Wheeler - 1987:151, 156
Tukano yes Ramirez 1997: 145, 151
Yanomami yes Ramirez 1994: 240
Ninam yes Goodwin-Gomez, p.107
Sanumá no info
Surui no info
Karitiana yes It seems that there is a difference in the tone of the last syllable of the verb Storto 1999:104
Nheengatu yes Cruz 2011:406-408
Paraguayan Guaraní no info
Aché no info
Kokama yes prohibitive marked by a particle Vallejos 2010:561
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu yes 1
Wambaya yes 1
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul yes 1
Warrwa no info x
Worrorra yes 64, 88 1
Garrwa no 36-7, 81 0
Gooniyandi no 0
Warlpiri yes n237, s164 1
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta yes 86 1
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 166 0
Yidiny yes 1
Yanyuwa yes 157 1
Yandruwandha yes 66, 70, 136-7 1
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga yes 57 1
Woiwurrung yes 75, 77 1
Wirangu No 117, 141-2 0
Wemba-Wemba no H 44 0
Warumungu yes 56 1
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi Yes 363 1
Paakantyi yes 228-229 1
Pitta-Pitta No 203 0
Pintupi no 195 0
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta no 127 0
Ngiyambaa yes 160 1
Ngayawang yes 15 1
Muruwari no 187, 197 0
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi yes 56 1
Martuthunira no 149, 178, 271 0
Marrgany No 343 0
Kuuk Thaayorre Yes 384 1
Kuku Yalanji no 93 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 438 0
Kaurna yes 17 1
Kalkatungu yes 98-9 1
Jaru no 88 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 92 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr yes 335 1
Gugu-Badhun yes 155 1
Yuwaalaraay Yes 108 1
Dyirbal yes 111-2 1
Duungidjawu no 82, 110 0
Djinang No 191 0
Djabugay
Diyari no 170 0
Dharuk
Dharawal yes 58 1
Darkinyung no 54-5 0
Bularnu no info x
Biri no 57 0
Bidjara-Gungabula no info x
Batyala no info x
Arabana yes 236 1
Alyawarr no 129 0
Nyikina yes 1
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija Yes 39 1
Wathawurrung no 81 0
Mathi-Mathi yes 103 1
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie yes 98 1
Thanggati yes 49, 57, 68, 72, 74 1
Katthang yes 89-90 1
Panyjima yes 204 1
Ngarinyeri yes 42 1
Kurrama no 128 0
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul yes 44 1
Gunya No 343 0
Kunjen No 126 0
WesternTorres yes? K85c 89, FO 127-8 1
Wakaya yes 207 1
Yindjilindji yes 504 1
Bandjalang yes 95 1
Ngaatjatjara No 96 0
Arrernte Yes 172 1
Kokatha Yes 30 1
Karajarri Yes 177 1
Pitjantjatjara Yes G 247 1
Ritharrngu Yes 76 1
Warrgamay Yes 53 1
Warluwarra no 874 0
Warnman no info x
Djapu no 141, 144 0
Bilinarra no 7.4 (7-71, 7-72) 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 83 0
Narungga No info x
Tharrkari No 27 0
Wajarri No 132 0
Warungu yes 283 1
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no Payne and Payne 1990:314
Baniwa no Ramirez 2001