hau not

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure neg = tam
Morphology haa=u
Gloss NEG=IMM
    • not
      • negation
      • Grammar Comment The second part of the disjunctive negation < sa/saka...haa > hosts the enclitic immediateness marker < u.>.
      • Example 849:
        Evehee ere iaa bo tetee saka paa mararae hau, benam kavara nao, ...
        But mum and dad were not happy that all of us would go, ...
        Source: Sii 03R 135
      • Example 1928:
        Saka paa tapaku komana hau.
        It did not happen by itself.
        Source: Eno Tah 01E(Eno) 079
      • Example 1929:
        E roosuu sa paa roosuu hau, e roosuu paa matamata potee koau bona meha aba,
        The giant was not a giant anymore, the giant looked just like another person.
        Source: Sii 06RG 121
      • Example 1930:
        Enaa saka paa kaveru hau amaa muu team.
        I did not steal your taros.
        Source: Sia 01E(Joy) 035