cigo

See also: cígo

Yilan Creole

Etymology

From Japanese 違う (chigau).

Verb

cigo

1. to not be (used after nouns to express negation)

   are sensey cigo

   He is not a teacher

Synonyms

• cigaw, cigow

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― [Negation in Taiwan’s Yilan Creole: Focusing on -nay and -ng]”, in 言語研究 [Gengo Kenkyu]‎^[1], number 140, pages 73-87