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Unlike in modern English, there are ''four'' possible answers to yes/no questions: | Unlike in modern English, there are ''four'' possible answers to yes/no questions: | ||
*''ec'' = 'yes' to a ''positive'' question | *''ec'' = 'yes' to a ''positive'' question; also used to agree with an affirmative statement | ||
*''ia'' = 'no' to a ''positive'' question | *''ia'' = 'no' to a ''positive'' question; also used to contradict an affirmative statement | ||
*''vwa'' = 'yes' to a ''negative'' question | *''vwa'' = 'yes' to a ''negative'' question; also used to contradict a negative statement | ||
*''ter'' = 'no' to a ''negative'' question | *''ter'' = 'no' to a ''negative'' question: also used to agree with a negative statement | ||
==Negation== | ==Negation== | ||