Negation is expressed by one of several negative markers.
Negative Present
The Negative Present is marked by ke'e. The 3s pronoun 'e takes the form ø when it would occur before ke'e.
| Nau ke'e tewa.
| I am not tall.
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| 'O ke'e tewa.
| You are not tall.
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| Ke'e tewa.
| He/she is not tall.
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| Kura ke'e tewa.
| We two (I) are not tall.
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| 'Erua ke'e tewa.
| We two (E) are not tall.
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| 'Arua ke'e tewa.
| You two are not tall.
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| Kirarua ke'e tewa.
| They two are not tall.
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| Kou ke'e tewa.
| We (I) are not tall.
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| 'Eu ke'e tewa.
| We (E) are not tall.
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| 'Au ke'e tewa.
| You folks are not tall.
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| Kira ke'e tewa.
| They are not tall.
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| Nau ke'e kanakana.
| I am not singing.
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| 'O ke'e kanakana.
| You are not singing.
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| Ke'e kanakana.
| He/she is not singing.
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| Kura ke'e kanakana.
| We two (I) are not singing.
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| 'Erua ke'e kanakana.
| We two (E) are not singing.
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| 'Arua ke'e kanakana.
| You two are not singing.
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| Kirarua ke'e kanakana.
| They two are not singing.
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| Kou ke'e kanakana.
| We (I) are not singing.
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| 'Eu ke'e kanakana.
| We (E) are not singing.
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| 'Au ke'e kanakana.
| You folks are not singing.
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| Kira ke'e kanakana.
| They are not singing.
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Negative Future
The Negative Future is marked by su'ai. Unlike with most other verbal markers, the 3s pronoun 'e does not change to ø in this case.
| Nau su'ai to'i.
| I will not work.
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| 'O su'ai to'i.
| You will not work.
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| 'E su'ai to'i.
| He/she will not work.
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| Kura su'ai to'i.
| We two (I) will not work.
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| 'Erua su'ai to'i.
| We two (E) will not work.
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| 'Arua su'ai to'i.
| You two will not work.
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| Kirarua su'ai to'i.
| They two will not work.
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| Kou su'ai to'i.
| We (I) will not work.
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| 'Eu su'ai to'i.
| We (E) will not work.
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| 'Au su'ai to'i.
| You folks will not work.
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| Kira su'ai to'i.
| They will not work.
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