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Negation
The verbal negation is conveyed by the negative adverb nɔ̄. This adverb is placed before the verb cluster (thus, before any temporal particles).
qon vu̱n h́a̱ → qon nɔ̄ vu̱n h́a̱ the dog is sleeping → the dog isn't sleeping
qon nɔhqɛ̱ṙ ṙy̱n ḿa hō → qon nɔhqɛ̱ṙ nɔ̄ ṙy̱n ḿa hō the dog had bitten the man → the dog hadn't bitten the man
A negative imperative, conveyed by the prohibitive particle śā, does not need any additional negative particles.
vu̱n śā don't sleep!
Double negatives are generally not allowed; the presence of another negative element in the sentence inhibits the negative verb.
