ahiki be it is/was not the case that somebody does something

Part of Speech neg.constr
MWE Structure neg - conj
Morphology ahiki be
Gloss not.exist COMPL2
    • it is/was not the case that somebody does something
      • negation
      • Example 94:
        A bua tom tana vaarii a moon ahiki be nao tea ubi.
        This couple, the woman did not go to collect firewood.
        Source:
        Aro 07R 033
      • Example 95:
        Ahiki beori suesue tea tavaan, ...
        They did not tell the people, ... (lit. It was not the case that they told the people)
        Source:
        Iar 02RG 086

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  • See also:
    • be2 complementiser
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