 "tija"

Negative existential clauses are formed in Merei by following the basic intransitive structure of a verbal clause.To form a negative existential clause the predicate slot is replaced by the verb "va" 'go' which is followed by the negative deictic "merei" and the clause takes only a single subject (p. 38).By adding the particle of prohibition "tla" after the subject pronoun, imperative and hortative clauses can be negated.