ᰕ-

Lepcha

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ma (“not”).

Prefix

ᰕ- (ma-)

  1. Negates imperative verbs: don't

Usage notes

Non-imperative verbs must be instead negated with the circumfix ᰕ- -ᰍᰬ (ma- -ne).

Further reading

  • Plaisier, Heleen (2007), A grammar of Lepcha (Tibetan studies library: Languages of the greater Himalayan region)‎[1], volume 5, BRILL, →ISBN, page 113
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