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} -ae |
-ae occurs with the verb stems. |
po:g-ae |
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po:gae |
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‘without going’ |
kui-k-ae |
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kuikae |
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‘without drinking’ |
kue-g-ae |
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kuegae |
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‘without sprinkling’ |
pare-g-ae |
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paregae |
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‘without speaking’ |
aa-k-ae |
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aakae |
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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 |
moe |
‘he is not the crying boy' |
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