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Negation

The verbal negation is conveyed by the negative adverb nɔ̄h . This adverb is placed before the verb cluster.

χon βu̱n ɑ̀rɛ́ → χon nɔ̄h βu̱n ɑ̀rɛ́
the dog is sleeping → the dog isn't sleeping

χon ḿɑ̌ xø̌w nɔ̀χɛ̱́ → χon nɔ̄h ḿɑ̌ xø̌w nɔ̀χɛ̱́
the dog had bitten the man → the dog hadn't bitten the man

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

šɑ̄ βu̱n
don't sleep!

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