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 ====Negation and Interrogation====
-Negation of verbs is ordinarily accomplished using the word ''newn'' /n(j)uːn/ "not" (which can be abbreviated as <i>'n</i>).
+Negation of verbs is ordinarily accomplished using the word ''not'' /nɒt/ "not" <!--from *ne waikas + wikt- -->(which can be abbreviated as <i>'nt</i>).
-Negation and interrogation use the conjugated helping verb ''at fay'' "to do" followed by the bare infinitive. This construction can also be used in positive sentences for emphasis. Examples:
+Negation and interrogation use the conjugated helping verb ''to toll'' "to do" followed by the bare infinitive. This construction can also be used in positive sentences for emphasis. Examples:
-*''You cant.'' "I sing." > ''You fay newn cant.'' "I do not sing." / ''You fay'n cant.'' "I don't sing."
+*''Oar fo.'' "I sing." > ''Oar toll not fo.'' "I do not sing." / ''Oar ton't fo.'' "I don't sing."
-*''Ill dorms.'' "He sleeps." > ''Fays ill dorm?'' "Does he sleep?"
+*''Se sups.'' "He sleeps." > ''Tolls se sup?'' "Does he sleep?"
-*''Ell manges.'' "She eats." > ''Keeth fays ell mange?'' "What does she eat?"
+*''She oats.'' "She eats." > ''Ho tolls she oat?'' "What does she eat?"
-*''Lie wise.'' "They saw." > ''Lie fetch weethe.'' "They did see."
+*''They wit.'' "They see." > ''They toll wit.'' "They do see."
 Modal verbs do not use the helping verb. Examples: