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Negation – ‘uwu te’

1. Vocabulary

‘uwu	‘‘no, not’’
‘uwu te’	‘‘none’, ‘there isn’t any’’
‘uwu te’ stem	‘‘nothing’’

2. Sentences

(1)	‘uwu te’ ti.
	‘There isn’t any tea.’
(2)	‘uwe ‘u te’ shoukwu?
	‘Isn’t there any sugar?’
(3)	‘uwu te’ nu telu.
	‘I don’t have any money.’
(4)	‘uwe ‘u te’ ‘un’ sqwumey’?
	‘Don’t you have a dog?’
(5)	‘uwu te’ snuhwulhtst.
	‘We don’t have a car.’
(6)	‘uwe ‘u te’ ‘un’ pulipu’ulup?
	‘Don’t you (pl) have your papers?’
(7)	‘uwu te’ me’mun’us.
	‘He doesn’t have any children.’
(8)	‘uwu te’ shtatul’stuhws.
	‘He didn’t know.’
(9)	‘uwu te’ stem nu s’ulhtun.
	‘There’s nothing for me to eat.’
(10)	‘uwu te’ stem nu sla’thut.
	‘There’s nothing for me to do.’
(11)	‘uwu te’ tse’ stem sla’thuttst.
	‘There will be nothing for us to do.’
(12)	‘uwu te’ stem ‘iluquteen’.
	‘There’s nothing for me to buy.’
(13)	‘uwe ‘u te’ stem hakwushuhw?
	‘Is there nothing for you to wear?’
(14)	‘uwu te’ stem machusth.
	‘They didn’t have any matches.’
(15)	‘uwu te’ stem kwun’e’tus s’ulhtuns.
	‘They didn’t carry any food with them.’
(16)	‘i tsun ‘uw’ tsti.
	‘I have tea.’
(17)	‘i tsun ‘uw’ tstelu.
	‘I have money.’
(18)	‘i tst ‘uw’ tsnuhwulh.
	‘We have a car.’

3. Questions and Answers

Q1.	‘ii ch ‘uw’ tskupou?
	‘Do you have a coat?’
A1.	‘uwu te’ nu kupou.
	‘I don’t have a coat.’
Q2.	‘ii tseep ‘uw’ tstelu?
	‘Do you (pl) have any money?’
A2.	‘uwu te’ telutst.
	‘We don’t have any money.’
Q3.	‘ii ‘uw’ tsqewth?
	‘Does she have any potatoes?’
A3.	‘uwu te’ sqewths.
	‘She doesn’t have any potatoes.’