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6.11.2.2.2
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When the subject is second person singular or plural the negative suffix
is -?o. The tense suffix is f |
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ni:nu hi:?odi
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‘you do not give’ |
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mi:ru hi:?oderi
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‘you (pl.) do not give’
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6.11.2.2.2
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When the subject is first person plural or third person
singular or plural, masculine or non-masculine, the negative suffix is -? |
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In these constructions the tense suffix is f
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ma:mbu hi:? omi
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‘we (excl.) do not give’
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ma:ro hi:?ayi
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‘we (incl.) do not give’ |
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evasi hi:?esi
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‘He does not give’ |
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evari hi:? eri
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‘They (masc.) do not give’ |
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edi hi:?e
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‘she/it does not give’ |
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evasika/evi hi:?u
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‘they/those do not give’ |
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6.11.2.2.2
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When the subject is first person singular, the negative suffix is-?
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Here too the tense suffix is f
(4.3.1.4.)
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na:nu hi:? ō
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‘I do not give’
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The affirmative and negative forms of the verb in the nonpast tense is
distinguished formally by the person-number-gender suffix the suffix in
the non-past affirmative being-? iâ
and that in the negative being-?
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6.11.3
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Durative and perfective negative
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The negative form of the durative and perfective forms are formed by
using the auxiliary verb hill ‘not to be’ after the present a past
participles. The verb functions as a double negative in that semantically
it already implies negation and it is further used with the negative
suffix.
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6.11.3.1
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Durative negative: |
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na:nu da:ra decci hillo? ō
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‘I am not opening the door’
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na:nu da:ra decci hilla?ate? ē
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‘I was not opening the door’
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ma:mbu da:ra decci hillo?omi
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‘we are not opening the door’
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ma:mbu da:ra decci hilla?atomi
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‘we were not opening the door’
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ni:nu da:ra decci hillo?odi
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‘you are not opening the door’
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ni:nu da:ra decci hilla?ati
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‘you were not opening the door’
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mi:ru da:ra decci hillo?oderi
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‘you are not opening the door’
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mi:ru da:ra decci hilla?ateri
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‘you were not opening the door’
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evasi da:ra decci hille?esi
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‘He is not opening the door’
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evasi da:ra decci hilla?atesi
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‘He was not opening the door’
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evari da:ra decci hille?eri
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‘They (m.) are not opening the door’
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evari da:ra decci hilla?ateri
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‘They were not opening the door’
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edi da:ra decci hille?e
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‘she is not opening the door’
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edi da:ra decci hilla?ate
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‘She was not opening the door’
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