Re: Negation?

> auxiliary negative, with the rough meaning of "to not do", and he's not
> really asking for anything with the concept of not, if I understood
> correctly.
>
> Nicole
My language Hatas-Oa, the notes of which have been lost, had no negative
forms.  To say, "don't shut the window!" you'd have to say "let the window
remain open."  It required a strange sort of precision, actually.

"Do you want somethiing to drink?"
"I am satisfied."

"Do you want some tea?"
"I like coffee."

But most of that is lost, and what isn't lost I've turned into Hatasoe,
which presently uses an adverb to negate the noun (though I'm thinking of
turning it into an irregular auxiliary verb).

--Patrick