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==Negatives== | ==Negatives== | ||
Chlouvānem negates sentences by using the circumfix ''gu(n) ... ša'' on the verb: | Chlouvānem negates sentences by using the circumfix ''gu(n) ... ša'' on the verb: | ||
: '' | : ''nanāt lēn mbinē'' "I like it" → ''nanāt lēn gu mbinē ša'' "I do not like it". | ||
: ''martayinām dvārmu nadāmek'' "Martayinām walked into the room" → ''martayinām dvārmu gu nadāmek ša'' "Martayinām didn't walk into the room". | : ''martayinām dvārmu nadāmek'' "Martayinām walked into the room" → ''martayinām dvārmu gu nadāmek ša'' "Martayinām didn't walk into the room". | ||
: ''ejulā ū'' "I am here" → ''ejulā gun ū ša'' "I am not here". | : ''ejulā ū'' "I am here" → ''ejulā gun ū ša'' "I am not here". | ||