1. Negation is marked with a prefix attached directly to the verb.

2. The prefix has two forms depending on the first sound of the verb stem.

3. It is expressed through the following prefix:

Negation:

le- / lek-

le- before a consonant, lek- before a vowel

- I do not go — Ŕipumver lekoduv

- He does not see — Legor leder

- I did not go — Ŕipumver lektaoduv

- He did not see — Legor letader

Prefix order on the verb: [Negation]-[Tense]-Stem