ña¹ Apprehensional modality: (s.th. negative) might (happen) / [...]

1. • Apprehensional modality: (s.th. negative) might (happen)
   • • Gram

   Syntactic Restriction	+ kape ; exclamatory
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	nara

   • • Example 785:
       

       Etapu! Ña leka kape i-rom’ eo!

       Don't! Your cousin might see you!

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S58

2. • polite Prohibitive: (you) shouldn't, you'd better not
   • • Gram

   Sense Comment

   by ext

   • • Example 1897:
       

       Dapa wopine! Na pi-romo ngaten’ ae na i-ke nanana, ña pe-ko uña ngatene pon na pe vele.

       Women! You all saw those things appear today: well, you'd better not tell around where it happened.

       Example Comment

       secret men's house

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• Heterosemes:
  • ña² lest, so that not