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Negation

The verbal negation is conveyed by the negative adverb nɔ̇ʔ. This adverb is placed before the verb cluster (thus, before any temporal particles).

qon ɸụn ɴjạ → qon nɔ̇ʔ ɸụn ɴjạ
the dog is sleeping → the dog isn't sleeping

qon nɔɴqɛ̣h hı̣wŋ mjah xȯ → qon nɔɴqɛ̣h nɔ̇ʔ hı̣wŋ mjah xȯ
the dog had bitten the man → the dog hadn't bitten the man

A negative imperative, conveyed by the prohibitive particle sjȧ, does not need any additional negative particles.

ɸụn sjȧ
don't sleep!

Double negatives are generally not allowed; the presence of another negative element in the sentence inhibits the negative verb.