ˌoʊʃɪˈænɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ˈɔfən ɛkspɹˈɛs nᵻɡˈeɪʃən dɪskəntˈɪnjuːəsli, wɪððə fˈɜːst ˈɛlɪmənt loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd pɹɪvˈɜːbəli ænd ðə sˈɛkənd poʊstvˈɜːbəli mˈeɪzən fˈɪts ðɪs pˈætɚn, æz ðɪ əbˌʌv ɛɡzˈæmpəlz dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt.
Oceanic languages often express negation discontinuously, with the first element located preverbally and the second postverbally – Maisin fits this pattern, as the above examples demonstrate.