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====Negation====
====Negation====


One way to express negation is with the negative verb [...]. This verb does not inflect for person or number.
Negative verb:  ‹ϑīwṣ› /ˈθiːwʃ/ [ˈθiːwç]. It doesn’t inflect for person or number.


The phonetically similar suffix [...1] is another option: it attaches to the verb which it negates. It comes after the stem and before the tense suffix. In addition to [...1] there is another suffix [...2a] or [...2b]. It appears [...2] is used when dealing with one event, [...1] for more habitual or lasting states:
Negative suffix: ‹-yūṣ› /jūʃ/ [juːç]. It comes after the stem and before the tense suffix. In addition to -yūṣ there is another suffix ‹-kyem› /kjem/ or ‹-kuom› /ku.om/ [kʷom]. It appears ‹-kyem› is used when dealing with one event, ‹-yūṣ› for more habitual or lasting states.


===Syntax===
===Syntax===


The normal word order is subject–object–verb.
The normal word order is subject–object–verb.

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