LL-L "Etymology" 2008.07.16 (02) [E]

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From: jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2008.07.15 (03) [E]

Hi, Elsie,

you wrote:

> Ron, the dialectical variant "g'n niks" still survives, as in:

> "Ek wil g'n niks met darie mense iets te doene hê nie".
So it would be negated three times? Very interesting, but, as far I'm able
to follow Afrikaans, nothing exceptional.

I've got an additional idea: couldn't the _g'n_ be related to LS 'gaor', in
combination with 'niks': _gonnix_, meaning 'absolutely nothing'! (BTW: I'm
not sure, if this isn't a loan from Standard German 'gar nichts', which is
meaning the same.)

Die Uwe!

Jonny Meibohm
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