Abesabesi Grammar

8.6.1 Standard Negation

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This is the basic way to negate declarative verbal main clauses. Abesabesi's standard negation includes the clitic è and the lack of the 1H (Example 8.1). If subject pronouns are required, the irrealis pronouns with a HL melody must be used (see Example 8.2, also Section 6.2.1).
8.1 a
ebo H miʃ [ebó miʃ]
dog 1H sleep
'The dog sleeps.' (ibe363-00.014)

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b
ebo miʃ è [ebo miʃijè]
dog sleep NEG
'The dog does not sleep.' (ibe363-00.043)

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8.2 a
à H deŋ [àdéŋ]
1 PL 1H climb
'We climbed.' (ibe124-00.199)

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b
asáà deŋ è [asáà deŋjè]
1 PL.NEG climb NEG
'We did not climb.' (ibe124-00.207)

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