HîsyêôIn Hîsyêô, the particle yôk is a "constituent negator."
It goes immediately after the Preposition or Verb, but before the object phrase it negates.
noyo mokon yôk kûôxi I eat [not] fruit.
This structure mirrors older English (e.g., "I know not the man") before do-support pulled the negation forward ("I do not know...").
It keeps the negation attached strictly to the action or relationship it modifies! 🧠