ᐁᑳ ekâ
(particle) (negation)
1
(followed by a verb in the conjunct order)
not
Examples
ᒫᐦᑯᐱᑕᒬᐤ ᐅᔅᐱᑐᓂᓕᐤ ᐅᒡ ᐊᐙᔑᒥᔕ ᐁᑳ ᒋ ᓇᒪᐦᒌᓕᒋ᙮
She ties up her child's arm so he won't become left-handed.
Hilda Jeffries [2021]
ᐁᑯ ᐃᔅᐱ ᐁ ᐱᐳᓂᓕᒃ ᑮ ᑑᑕᐌᐤ ᑭᒋ ᑲᐗᐦᑲᑌᓕᒋ ᐲᓕᔥ ᐁᑳ ᐁ ᑮ ᐸᐹᒧᐦᑌᓕᒋ᙮
So when winter came he did something to them so they would starve until they could no longer walk about.
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
2
(followed by a verb in the imperative order)
do not
Examples
ᐁᑳ ᓭᑭᓯᐦ!
Do not be scared!