Datapoint Tayo/Comparative adjective marking

Examples of Value 2 are highly contextualized. No comparison is needed because the environment is so well known by all participants. The construction with pli is more frequent in varieties that are closer to decreolized contexts.

Values

Adjective is not marked Frequency: 70.0%

Example 57-41:
Pierre le ŋgra; Fabien le peti
Pierre
Pierre
le
si
ŋgra;
tall
Fabien
Fabien
le
si
peti
small
Pierre is tall. Fabien is small. OR: Pierre is taller than Fabien.
Confidence:
Intermediate

Adjective is marked Frequency: 30.0%

Example 57-40:
nunu le ŋgra; roŋge le pli ŋgra ke lja
nunu
grandfather
le
si
ŋgra;
tall
roŋge
Roger
le
si
pli
more
ŋgra
tall
ke
than
lja
3sg
Grandfather is tall. Roger is taller than grandfather.
Example 57-42:
ta pli peti ke mwa a taj
ta
2sg
pli
compar
peti
small
ke
than
mwa
1sg
a
in
taj
size
You are smaller than me.

Source: Ehrhart 1993: 148

Confidence:
Intermediate