"Hupiki"

Translation: You are not cooking

[Jae_Grey]

Why is the ending here an "i" when some other verbs keep their "u'"? For example, "hujibu" instead of "hujibi".

[brjaga]

Final -a turns to -i, other vowels stay the same.

[BradleyHes]

Why does hu mean not? What longer word has this come from?

[brjaga]

I don't think it comes from a longer word; it's just the "negative 2nd person singular" prefix. Most of the negative prefixes (except 1p sg) are just h(a)- plus the positive prefix.

[MorwennaGr1]

Aren't and are not are the same

[MoniqueVL76]

I haven't evn learned what to cook is, anyone?

[DarrylHoug]

kupika