Formation of the Negative Verb.
'The Negative Verb is derived from the Root in A, and by adding certain affixes to this, the Negative participles, the Verbal noun, and the aorist with the imperative are formed.
'Thus i£o£ which is the Root in A of *o^t> takes the affix T K to form the "negative p|| in KA" as *os&5" without sending.
'And to this [the Eoot in A of &ojfc&] is at pleasure
added. Thus 5606? and sSoafcSootf equally mean without sending.
'Likewise the Root in A. adds the affixes NI to form the Nog. rel. p|| and g» Mi to form the verbal noun. Thus atos&p pampani that did not send, and &o&sx> the not sending.
'In the Negative verb, the aorist is the only tense, and it is formed simply by adding to the Boot in A the pronominal affixes already explained. Thus;
'Sing. Plu.
11st pers. &o&&> 1st pers. a&o<£&a
2d Q) 2d *
3d M. «S 3d m. f. <&
3d /. m. & 3d n. '«
'To form the Negative imperative, (the Prohibitive) the Root in A takes the affixes if Ka or & KU or Kumu or 5is£r»
Kuma or S>&r° Kumee for the 2d pers. sing, as ai'oa&S' or £io<£2o or 8&o*5osto <6oa&sosSr» or a&oS&SS&r* Send not thou, and 'oh Kandi or Kudu or &h Kudeefor the 2d pers. plu. as a&os&S'oa or sboa&sSKS or a&oa&Soci send not ye
'Elsewhere instead of these forms, the verb sSexs&iiJ is used. Thus as in the aflir. verb fciStSoaSsSe^jSa means (il fant remettio) you must send, so in the negative, the verb test), or ssg- may be added. Thus s6o;6^g> do not send, thou shalt not send.'
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