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Verbal negation
V negation is (in our data so far) most frequently expressed as part of a polyexponent verbal suffix. Verbal negation does not seem separable syntactically from TAM marking. An example:
| Gloss | Sereer | Gloss | Sereer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1SG | -im | 1PL | i-[mut]-ee |
| 2SG | -iro | 2PL | nu-[mut]-ee |
| 3SG | -ee | 3PL | [mut]-ee |
A distinctly inflected negative imperative also exists; see the notes on this under Imperatives and Hortatives.
Nominal negation
N negation is attested (with proclitic jege=) but this is under-researched for the time being.
Adjectival and Adverb "negation"
Antonymic As are formed from Vs by way of the derivational suffix -eer, e.g. ʄiʄ "to be clever"; ʄiʄu "clever"; ʄiʄeer "stupid" (067).
