hau not

• • 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