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7-4.53.3 Morphophonemics of jani

The final vowel of jani drops in noun phrases and
when modifying nominalized verbs; in negative information
questions and answers thereto; with the Imperative; and
with verbs subordinated with a sentence suffix, uka,

or sa.nma embedding.
7-4.53.31 Negative noun phrases or nominalized verbs

These are derived from the basic negative state-
ment. When modifying the head noun in a noun phrase,
jani loses its final vowel, except that when modifying
an interrogative, jani loses its initial /ja/. The

following occur generally unless otherwise noted.

jan jayu.ni ‘without salt’ (‘no salt-haver') -ni possessor

ni. kuna ‘nothing' kuna '‘what'
jan uka.x ‘not that’
jan ufi.j.iri ‘someone who hasn't taken good care of some-
— thing (a place) left in their charge‘
('nonwatcher' )
un. ka.fia
jan ‘not to look' (La Paz/Tiahuanaco)
ufia. Fla
jan ufi.ja.fia.taki ‘so as not to see, for not seeing’