Ai! Lá polin saca i quettar!
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Neologism derived from the root √LA "no, not". ló- and lenition before consonants. It's meant to be used as an alternative to ú-, which Tolkien rejected as a negative prefix in his later writings.
Examples:
*ló-hevin mass "I do not have bread."
*law aníron mass "I do not want bread."
Phonological development:
lā > lǭ > lau, law
?law > ló-