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===Prohibitive Forms=== | |||
Kämpya has a special pattern to say that something is forbidden. This is to change the verb from Tone Class 1 (the normal class for verbs) to Tone Class 2 (for verbs compounded with another verb). It is then followed by the verb /nâ̰/ e.g. | |||
/jéi=áˈlòṵn nâ̰/ | |||
2PS.NOM=alone.CMPD PROH | |||
Don't be alone. | |||
This pattern can also be used for transitive verbs | |||
/jéi=kàiʔk nâ̰ kʰwèi̤/ | |||
2PS.NOM=bite.CMPD PROH dog | |||
Don't bite the dog. | |||
It is also perfectly possible to front the argument of /nâ̰/ e.g. | |||
/kʰwèi̤ jéi=kàiʔk nâ̰/ | |||
dog 2PS.NOM=bite.CMPD PROH | |||
The dog must not be bitten. | |||
If someone other than the listener is being forbidden from performing the action, it takes the ergative case e.g. | |||
/ˈsíʔtà=zù kàiʔk nâ̰ kʰwèi̤/ | |||
guardian=ERG bite.CMPD PROH dog | |||
The guardian must not bite the dog. | |||