Negatives: double

Category
Simple Clauses - Negation
Notes
Standard (non-emphatic) negation typically requires two morphemes, e.g. French 'ne V pas'

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla
Cupeño
Luiseño
Serrano
Kitanemuk
Kawaiisu
Timbisha
Western Mono
Chemehuevi
Southern Paiute yes
Southern Ute yes
Shoshone
Comanche
Idaho Shoshone
Northern Paiute
Gabrielino
Achagua no Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 131
Resígaro no Allin, 1976: 302-303
Bare no Aikhenvald, 1995: 33
Piapoco no Galindo, 2002: 204
Yukuna yes In Shauer (1978), he notes pro- and enclitics that can occur together. In Shauer & Shauer (2000), he notes that negation is normally expressed with a negation word before the verb, as well as the negation suffix -la on the verb. Shauer & Shauer, 1978: p. 523, Shauer 1978: 39
Yavitero no Mosonyi, 1987: p. 64
Wapishana no Santos 2006
Wayuu no Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 804
Tariana yes Aikhenvald, 2003: 400
Apurinã no Facundes, 2000: 530-533
Asheninka Apurucayali no Payne 1982:19
Maipure no Zamponi 2003:38
Yanesha' yes Duff-Tripp 1997:179
Kinikinau no info
Baure yes Danielsen 2007:342
Nanti no Michael, 2008. p. 378-385
Paresi yes It is restricted to some instances only Brandão 2010:57
Palikur yes Green and Green 1972:42
Yine no info no discussion on negation Matteson 1965
Añun no Patte 1989:100
Bora yes Affix "-tɯ" can be used on its own, especially when the object of the phrase is vague or not referred to. Seifart - 2005:72
Makiritare no Hall 1988: 345
Makushi no Negation is generally a sentence or clause-level morpheme, on nominals it is a suffix. There are examples of these being used together (p. 61, s. 192-3), but a double negative produces a positive result. Abbott 1991: 55-61 No evidence shown in example sentences.
Eñepa no Payne 2012:353-362
Pemon no de Armellada 1999: 237, 238
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1985:120-121
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí no Quesada 2008:63-8
Damana no Williams 1993:90-93
Sikuani no de Kondo (Vol.1) - 1985:67; Queixalós - 2000:14, 25
Macaguan yes Buenaventura - 1993:48
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:324-6, 481-2
Northern Emberá no info Mortensen 1999:98-102 Catío
Waorani yes It is possible to combine the two strategies for marking negation in a single clause. It has an emphatic effect. However, this is an uncommon construction. Peeke 1991:44
Ingá yes ILV 1976:34-5
Matses no Fleck:996
Mapudungun no Zúñiga 2006, 110
Páez no Jung:193-5
Quechua Ayacuchano no Parker 1965:22
Tikuna no Montes 2004b:75, 93
Urarina yes When more than one negative strategy is combined in a single sentence Olawski:567
Waunana no Sánchez and Castro 1977:66
Andoke no Landaburu 1979: 100
Puinave no Giron 2008: p293
Central Aymara yes Huayhua Pari 2001: 277
Kakua no Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no info Silva 2011
Minica Witoto no Minor and Minor 1982. p.72-75
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no Weir 1984
Dâw no Martins 2004
Desano no Miller 1999, p. 7
Cubeo no Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 30
Kotiria no Stenzel 2004, p. 315
Makuna no Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.60 scarce info.
Koreguaje no Cook & Criswell 1993, p.61-62
Barasano no Jones & Jones 1991, p.125
Tanimuca no Strom 1992, p.145
Siona no Wheeler - 1987:151
Tukano no West and Welch 2004: 23, 116; Ramirez 1997: 151
Yanomami no Ramirez 1994: 313-314
Ninam no Goodwin-Gomez, p.102
Sanumá no double negatives makes a positive Borgman 81-88
Surui no info
Karitiana no Everett 2006:328-9
Nheengatu no Cruz 2011
Paraguayan Guaraní yes Ayala 1996:42-3
Aché no info
Kokama no Vallejos 2010:531
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no 0
Worrorra no 0
Garrwa no info X
Gooniyandi no 0
Warlpiri no info 0
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 95-6 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 156-158 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa no 135 0
Yandruwandha no 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga no 0
Woiwurrung no 75, 77 0
Wirangu No 141-2 0
Wemba-Wemba no H 56 0
Warumungu No 57 0
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi No 381 0
Paakantyi no 228 0
Pitta-Pitta No 205 0
Pintupi no info x
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta no 0
Ngiyambaa no 239 0
Ngayawang No 14 0
Muruwari no 0
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 68 0
Martuthunira no 0
Marrgany No 343 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 124 0
Kuku Yalanji no 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 436 0
Kaurna No 59 wordlist 0
Kalkatungu no 0
Jaru no 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 151 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 334-5 0
Gugu-Badhun no 0
Yuwaalaraay No 107 0
Dyirbal No 117-8 0
Duungidjawu no 110-111 0
Djinang No 146 0
Djabugay
Diyari no 0
Dharuk
Dharawal no info x
Darkinyung no 46 0
Bularnu no 0
Biri no 56-7 0
Bidjara-Gungabula no 0
Batyala no info x
Arabana no 0
Alyawarr no 0
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija No 45 0
Wathawurrung no 81 0
Mathi-Mathi no 103-104 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 97-98 0
Thanggati no 78 0
Katthang no 90 0
Panyjima no 0
Ngarinyeri No 48 0
Kurrama no 174-175 0
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul No 30 0
Gunya No 343 0
Kunjen No 101 0
WesternTorres no 0
Wakaya no 109 0
Yindjilindji no info 511 x
Bandjalang No 139 0
Ngaatjatjara No 98 0
Arrernte No 175 0
Kokatha No 36 0
Karajarri No 348 0
Pitjantjatjara No G 244 0
Ritharrngu No 101 0
Warrgamay No 82 0
Warluwarra yes 873 1
Warnman No 54 0
Djapu no info x
Bilinarra no 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 50 0
Narungga No 57 0
Tharrkari No 51 0
Wajarri No 132 0
Warungu no 674 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa no Ramirez 2001