5.10.2 Non-finite negative forms |
The negatives of this class are also classified into groups. |
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Negative adverbials |
(ii) |
Negative adjectivals |
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Negative adverbials |
Structure: St. ± Link 1/Link 2 + |
{-ade} -a e |
-a e occurs with the verb stems. |
po:g-a e |
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po:ga e |
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‘without going’ |
ku i-k-a e |
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ku ika e |
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‘without drinking’ |
ku e-g-a e |
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ku ega e |
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‘without sprinkling’ |
pare-g-a e |
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parega e |
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‘without speaking’ |
a a-k-a e |
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a aka e |
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‘without closing’ |
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Negative adjectival participle |
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{-ata} -ata |
-ata occurs with all the verbs. |
ive kiregata |
mo e |
‘he is not the crying boy' |
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