In Cénúglot, the negative particle is used to make the equivalent of “not” with verbs (e.g. He is not eating), but also to create antonyms of verbs and adjectives alike.

Verbs

With verbs, it can be used as a simple particle to signify not, or it can be attached as a prefix to the beginning of the verb to create the antonym (typical in English of verbs that start with de or un).

As the verbs are not gendered, the negative particle and prefix only change according to whether the verb is a light or heavy word.

The usage of the negative particle as opposed to the negative prefix can either be negligible, or have very specific meanings depending on context.

Examples:

• I like meat — mahasá mó jhés flacânós
• I do not like meat — ná mahasá mó jhés flacânós
• I dislike meat — nímahasá mó jhés flacânós

• I eat meat — íthá mó jhés flacânós
• I do not eat meat — nás íthá mó jhés flacânós
• I am (fasting from, abstaining from) meat — nísíthá mó jhés flacânós (lit. I am uneating meat)

The difference can be quite meaningful too, in cases such as:

• I am building the house — téconstásom mó gô césut
• I am not building the house — ná téconstásom mó gô césut
• I am demolishing the house — nítéconstásom mó gô césut (lit. I am unbuilding the house)
• I am not demolishing the house — ná nítéconstásom mó gô césut (lit. I am not unbuilding the house)

• you fall — téladá tó
• you do not fall — ná téladá tó
• you get-up — nítéladá tó

• to increase — mâdrénéa
• to not increase — ná mâdrénéa
• to decrease — nísmâdrénéa

Adjectives

In order for the adjective to retain its original designation as masculine or feminine, as well as being light or heavy, the prefix for the adjective is dependant on gender and word-weight (light or heavy)

For example:

• He is happy — ésá só rôsoga
• He is not happy — nás ésá só rôsoga
• He is unhappy — ésá só ânrôsoga
• He is not unhappy — nás ésá só ânrôsoga