The simplest way to make a command negative is just to add
 ini–
to the verb. This is not quite the same as making a regular command. |
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You don't drop the second person marker p–
as you might expect. |
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you don't add a glottal stop or glottalize
the last consonant the way you do with itaq
"listen" and kutil
"look!" |
| Negative command forms are identical to regular
statements. The only difference is in how you interpret them: |
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statement |
command |
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 ini–p–uli |
"you don't grab it" |
or "don't grab it! don't take it!" |
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ini–p–i–nukum |
"you two don't bring it" |
or "don't bring it, you two!" |
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ini–p–iy–otoyin
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"you all don't lie down" |
or "don't lie down" |
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| There's another way to form negative commands.
It's actually somewhat more common that negative commands with
ini–
but it's also complicated, so it's not discussed for a few more lessons. |
