nou
adverb: not
from: no
Examples:
| Nou sen yu fut daun nowe. | |||||||||
| Nou | sen | yu | fut | daun | nowe. | ||||
| no | send | you | foot | down | no-way | ||||
| NEG | put-down | 2SG | foot | SAT | never | ||||
| Don't take another step. | |||||||||
| Oso fous laik sou strik. Tomak don ge led op. Artigas nou laik gona kom nau. | |||||||||||||||
| Oso | fous | laik | sou | strik. | Tomak | don | ge | led | op. | Artigas | nou | laik | gona | kom | nau. |
| us-all | force | like | so | streak | Tomac | don | get | laid | up | Artigas | no | like | gunner | come | now |
| 1PL.INCL | force | be | EMPH | small | Tomac | PAST | PASS | injure | SAT | Artigas | NEG | be | warrior | from | now |
| Our numbers are too small. Tomac has been wounded. Artigas is not yet a warrior. | |||||||||||||||
| Nou ban osir au! Nou ban osir au! | |||||||||
| Nou | ban | osir | au! | Nou | ban | osir | au! | ||
| no | abandon | us-here | out | no | abandon | us-here | out | ||
| NEG | leave | 1PL.EXCL | SAT | NEG | leave | 1PL.EXCL | SAT | ||
| Don't leave us! Don't leave us! | |||||||||
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