Datapoint Juba Arabic/Comparative adjective marking
Neither suffixes nor independent words are used for comparative adjective marking (e.g. English -er in bigg-er or French plus in plus grand). However, in Juba Arabic, Arabic derived forms are attested, which are specialized in the formation of comparative and superlative adjectives, called elatives; In order to form superlatives and comparatives in Arabic, in fact, the consonants of the adjective's root are placed according to a aCCaC scheme, where a is the vowel and C the consonant. Accordingly, the superlative form of kabir 'big' will be akbar 'bigger'.
The occurrence of such forms in Juba Arabic can be interpreted either as Arabic morphological traces (which might be rooted in lexicalization processes in Juba Arabic), or as outcomings of the present levelling process towards Sudanese Arabic. We lack historical data.
Values 
Adjective is not marked
Frequency: 50.0%
- Example 64-79:
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ána ajúz min ítaána1sgajúzoldminfromíta2sgI am older than you.
Source: Manfredi 2005: 207
- Example 64-80:
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zaráf towíl min filzaráfgiraffetowíllongminfromfilelephantThe giraffe is taller than the elephant.
Source: Manfredi 2005: 207
- Example 64-81:
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úo kebír fútu ítaúo3sgkebírbigfútupassíta2sgHe is bigger than you.
Source: Miller 1993: 167
- Confidence:
- Very certain
Adjective is marked
Frequency: 50.0%
- Example 64-77:
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híni áhsanhínihereáhsanbetterHere (it) is better.
Source: Manfredi 2005: 209
- Example 64-78:
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íta akbaríta2sgakbarbiggerYou are the biggest.
Source: Manfredi 2005: 209
- Confidence:
- Very certain