Maori negation #

Maori negates a clause with the negative verb kāore, which stands first and takes the negated clause as its complement; the subject usually follows kāore directly, ahead of the tense particle and the verb: e haere ana ia 'he is going', kāore ia e haere ana 'he is not going'. The perfect particle kua of the affirmative is kia under kāore, as in complement clauses generally. Miestamo's examples, from Harlow's grammar, are rows of Data.Examples.Miestamo2005.