| 5.10.1 Finite negative forms |
| The finite negative forms are further grouped into three groups. |
| (i) |
Habitual negative forms |
| (ii) |
Non-past negative forms |
| (iii) |
Past-negative forms |
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| Habitual negative forms |
The negatives of this category are formed by suffixing the person—gender and number markers of the past tense to the verb stems. |
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| Structure: St. ± [Link 1/Link 2] + |
| tin-e |
> |
|
tine |
|
‘I do not eat’ |
| tin-o |
> |
|
tino |
|
‘we do not eat’ |
| tin-e |
> |
|
tine |
|
‘you do not eat’ |
| tin-iri |
> |
|
tiniri |
|
‘you do not eat’ |
| tin-a |
> |
|
tina |
|
‘he/it does not eat’ |
tin-a u |
> |
|
tinau |
|
‘she does not eat’ |
| tin-aru |
> |
|
tinaru |
|
‘they/those do not eat’ |
|
| |
| (i) St. + |
| ne:l-e |
> |
|
ne:le |
|
‘I do not hang’ |
| ke:-e |
> |
|
ke:e |
|
‘I do not listen’ |
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