mwes nothing; for nothing

Part of Speech res
    • nothing; for nothing
    • nating [Bislama]
      • Comparison Meaning NOTHING [687]
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      Gloss $res.nothing
      • Example 250:
        yam oko mwes kyun saka yan kyu rapa
        ya=m
        3pl=REAL
        oko
        walk
        mwes
        res.NOTHING
        kyun
        just
        saka
        MOD.neg
        ya=n
        3pl=neg.REAL
        kyu
        surround
        rapa
        shoe
        They walk around barefoot, they don't wear shoes.
        oli wokbaot nating, oli no karem raba [Bislama]
      • Example 251:
        nam gene mwes kyun
        nam
        1sg=REAL
        gene
        do
        mwes
        res.NOTHING
        kyun
        just
        I'm not getting anything done here
        mi mekem wan samting nating nomo [Bislama]
      • Example 252:
        to ka ne gyes mwes
        to
        neg.REAL
        ka
        say
        ne
        neg.POT
        gyes
        work
        mwes
        res.NOTHING
        he's not going to work for free
        bae no wok i fri (bae i mas gat mani) [Bislama]