hiki¹ not exist, not be there, not have

Part of Speech

vi/vt

• • not exist, not be there, not have
  • • negation

  • • Example 695:
      

      Be hiki ta iana, enaa repaa ani ameam!

      If there is no fish, I am going to eat you!

      Source: San 01R 040

    • Example 890:
      

      Beo veresun hiki nana, are paa hiki mee ta vateen.

      If the wild banana did not exist, we also would not have a backpack.

      Source: Sii 15W 194

    • Example 2060:
      

      evehee na hiki roho ta aba

      but there was not anybody

      Source: Mah 13E(Eno) 040

    • Example 2061:
      

      Mataa nana be teiee to hiki nana ta kave, enaa nepaa huahua bata kieve."

      (It) would be good if whoever does not have a net, I would paddle for him.

      Source: Sii 06RG 126-127

    • Example 2062:
      

      Enaa hiki ta aba to pasi huuhua ka nom anaa.

      I don't have anybody to paddle for me. (lit. anybody who would paddle for me)

      Source: Sii 06E(Joy) 086

Related entries

• See also:
  • ahiki¹ there is not
  • tara vahiki see that someone or something is not there
  • vaahiki not consider; leave out; not include
  • vahiki nothing; not existing anymore; missing
  • hiki² lack; absence
  • hiki toutou without thorns
  • hikihiki not have a thing or things
  • hikihiki ni not have a thing or things
  • hikikina² loneliness
  • tara vahikikina look if there's isn't anybody around