Protoform: KAI.8 [NP] Negative imperative, caveat
| Description: | Negative imperative, caveat |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. *kaua 'negative imperative', *koi "lest", *qikai 'negative' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Kai | Emphatic negative particle placed between the negative adverb ina and the verb | (Fts) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kai | Caveat, lest; do not (before statives). [Eastern Maori Dialect] | (Bgs) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kei | Caveat, lest; do not (before statives) [Western Maori Dialect] | (Bgs) |
| Pukapuka | Kai | Verbal particle, sign of the conditional expressing fear ; Negative imperative, caveat; TAM marker: might | (Sby) |
| Pukapuka | Kei | I don't know (expression of uncertainty) Problematic | (Bge) |
| Tikopia | Kai(se) | Negative imperative | (Drd) |
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