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VAI Negative A-Form

Expressing actions in statements.  I am not hungry.  I am not working.  I am not happy.

Pattern: Gaawiin Ni+verb+siin = I am not hungry.

Words that end in a Vowel
Example:
I am not 
        .  
Gaawiin+N
i+Verb+siin. = Nimbakadesiin

I                                           Ni+Verb+siin

You                                      Gi+Verb+siin

S/he                                     Verb+siin

4th Person                           Verb+sii+wan

We/Us (not you)                 Ni+Verb+siimin

We/Us (+you)                      Gi+Verb+siimin

You all                                 Gi+Verb+siim

They                                    Verb+sii+wag

Words that end in a Vowel
Example:
They are not           . 
Gaawiin
+Verb+siiwag. = Gaawiin bakadesiiwag

Nimbakadesiin = I am not hungry. 

Gibakadesiin = You are not hungry. 

Bakadesiin = He/She is not hungry. 

Bakadesiiwan = (4th person) is not hungry. 

Nimbakadesiimin = We(ex) are not hungry.

Gibakadesiimin = We(in) are not hungry.

Gibakadesiim = You all are not hungry. 

Bakadesiiwag = They are not hungry. 

Words that end in a Consonant
Example:
You are 
not                 .
Gi+Verb+ziin. = Giminwendanziin

I                                           Ni+Verb+ziin

You                                      Gi+Verb+ziin

S/he                                     Verb+ziin

4th Person                           Verb+ziiwan

We/Us (not you)                 Ni+Verb+ziimin

We/Us (+you)                      Gi+Verb+ziimin

You all                                 Gi+Verb+ziim

They                                    Verb+ziiwag

Words that end in a Consonant
Example:
You are                 .   

Gi +Verb. = Giminwendanziin

Niminwendanziin = I am not happy. 

Giminwendanziin = You are not happy. 

Minwendanziin = He/She is not happy. 

Minwendanziiwan = He/She (4th person) is not happy. 

Niminwendanziimin = We are not happy. (not you)

Giminwendanziimin = We are not happy. (you too)

Giminwendanziim = You all are not happy.

Minwendanziiwag = They are not happy.

VAI Negative B-Form

Expressing actions in statements.  I am not hungry.  I am not working.  I am not happy.

Pattern: Gaawiin Ni+verb+siin = I am not hungry.

Words that end in a Vowel
Example:
When/if/that I am not 
        .  
Verb+siwaan. = Bakadesiwaan

I                                           Verb+siwaan

You                                      Verb+siwan

S/he                                     Verb+sig

4th Person                           Verb+sinig

We/Us (not you)                 Verb+siwaang

We/Us (+you)                      Verb+siwang

You all                                 Verb+siweg

They                                    Verb+sigwaa

Words that end in a Vowel
Example:
When/if/that they are not           . 
Verb+sigwaa. = Bakadesigwaa

Bakadesiwaan = I am not hungry. 

Bakadesiwan = You are not hungry. 

Bakadesig = He/She is not hungry. 

Bakadesinig = (4th person) is not hungry. 

Bakadesiwaang = We(ex) are not hungry.

Bakadesiwang = We(in) are not hungry.

Bakadesiweg = You all are not hungry. 

Bakadesigwaa = They are not hungry. 

Words that end in a Consonant
Example:
When/if/that we(ex) are not                 .
Verb+ziwaang. = Minwendanziwaang.
You will notice that words that end in -m, the -m changes to an -n-.

I                                           Verb+ziwaan

You                                      Verb+ziwan

S/he                                     Verb+zig

4th Person                           Verb+zinig

We/Us (not you)                 Verb+ziwaang

We/Us (+you)                      Verb+ziwang

You all                                 Verb+ziweg

They                                    Verb+zigwaa

Words that end in a Consonant
Example:
When/if/that you all are not                 .   

Verb+ziweg. = Minwendanziweg.
You will notice that words that end in -m, the -m changes to an -n-.

Minwendanziwaan = I am not happy. 

Minwendanziwan = You are not happy. 

Minwendanzig = He/She is not happy. 

Minwendanzinig = He/She (4th person) is not happy. 

Minwendanziwaang = We are not happy. (not you)

Minwendanziwang = We are not happy. (you too)

Minwendanziweg = You all are not happy.

Minwendanzigwaa = They are not happy.

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