saka...haa not

Part of Speech neg.constr
MWE Structure neg...neg
Morphology saka...haa
Gloss NEG1...NEG2
    • not
      • negation
      • Comment This construction can be considered as a disjunctive negation similar to French <ne ... pas>. But note that <saka> may occur without <haa>; see <bin>
      • Example 309:
        O buu bari saka pihi haa araraara.
        These bees/wasps don't sting us.
        Source: Sii 33W 026
      • Example 1405:
        Saka eove haana.
        It is not him.
        Source: Daa 01R 245
      • Example 1725:
        O vuri vaa nomana saka vuri vaa tea govara aba haana.
        Nowadays people are not beheaded (lit. The time of today is not the time of beheading people).
        Source: SiiSen 01W 056
      • Example 1780:
        Saka manin vigisi haa, eara kahi nao vaha ra.
        It must not be too late, we´ll go again.
        Source: Sii 06RG 328
      • Example 5907:
        O koverau saka tau pura vatotobin tamuana bata haana.
        The koverau bamboo does not always grow straight.
        Source: Sii 40W 002
      • Example 6324:
        Saka abana haari, amaa moon toro gono bari.
        It is not the men; the women must get them (the fish).
        Source: San 02R 086
      • Example 6325:
        saka o koopu vai haana o mahaka
        it is not the dry bamboo
        Source: Aro Sha Joy 01W 073

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