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Short guide to the unorthodox negation in Amam

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Many languages, English included, use a particle or conjugation to mark a negation. However in Amam, the system is a big unorthodox.
To negate a noun or verb grammatically, you must take the final syllable, and 'copy' it again at the start or the word. This forms the 'base' or 'qúshì' form; like a regular noun/verb with "not" added to the front. Some examples might look like "ń'shù" ([a] fish) going to "shùń'shù" (not [a] fish), and "mùŕì" (give) going to "ŕìmùŕì" (didn't give).
But the negation serves another purpose, to dictate imperatives or realis moods/conditions. This is done by applying an additional copy of the final syllable to the start of the word. So in the previous examples,"shùń'shù" (not [a] fish), going to "shù'shùń'shù" (must be a fish), and, in some nieche grammatical places, "shù'shù'shùń'shù" (must not be a fish), and "ŕìmùŕì" (didn't give), going to "ŕìŕìmùŕì" (must give), going to "ŕìŕìŕìmùŕì" (must not give). ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article

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