ahiki¹ there is not

Part of Speech	neg
Morphology	ahiki
Gloss	not.exist

• • there is not
  • • negation

  • • Example 42:
      

      Enam ahiki ta tapeako ae ta kaukau.

      We had neither manioc nor sweet potatoes. (lit. We (it did) not exist any manioc ...)

      Source:

      Iar 02RG 114

    • Example 89:
      

      ahiki ta taba ani, ahiki ta ruene gaga

      there was no food, there was no drinking water

      Source:

      Sia 01E(Joy) 047

    • Example 90:
      

      Ahiki ta peha ta tootoo.

      There wasn't anyone alive (i.e. none survived).

      Source:

      Val 01R 080

    • Example 91:
      

      Ahiki to suraa, ahiki to raama, ...

      There was no fire, there was no lamp, ...

      Source:

      Sia 01E(Joy) 046

    • Example 92:
      

      ahiki ta popo vatamaka

      there was not any sad life

      Source:

      Nan 03E(Eno) 006

Related entries

• See also:
  • hiki¹ not exist, not be there, not have
  • ahaik not exist
  • ahiki² no
  • ahiki ta aba nobody
  • ahiki ta peha none
  • ahiki ta taba there is nothing; there isn't anything