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Negation
The verbal negation is conveyed by the negative adverb ɔ̄̀. This adverb is placed before the verb cluster (thus, before any temporal particles).
hó fú̱ ña̱ → hó ɔ̄̀ fú̱ ña̱ the dog is sleeping → the dog isn't sleeping
hó ɪ̱́g mâ xō ɔ̄̀nhɛ̱ → hó ɔ̄̀ ɪ̱́g mâ xō ɔ̄̀nhɛ̱ the dog had bitten the man → the dog hadn't bitten the man
A negative imperative, conveyed by the prohibitive particle šá, does not need any additional negative particles.
fú̱ šá don't sleep!
Double negatives are generally not allowed; the presence of another negative element in the sentence inhibits the negative verb.
