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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 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 ''to | Negation and interrogation use the conjugated helping verb ''to teal'' "to do" followed by the bare infinitive. This construction can also be used in positive sentences for emphasis. Examples: | ||
*'' | *''Ear fo.'' "I sing." > ''Ear teal not fo.'' "I do not sing." / ''Oar tean't fo.'' "I don't sing." | ||
*''Se | *''Se mulls.'' "He speaks." > ''Teals se mull?'' "Does he speak?" | ||
*''She | *''She eats.'' "She eats." > ''Ho tolls she eat?'' "What does she eat?" | ||
*''They wit.'' "They see." > ''They toll wit.'' "They do see." | *''They wit.'' "They see." > ''They toll wit.'' "They do see." | ||