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Comparative adjective marking
The standard is encoded with case suffixation.
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Adjective is marked
Example 66-49:
Itu pompang poðiyenna libbi bissar.
Itu
that
pompang
woman
poðiyen-na
boy-
dat
libbi
more
bissar.
big
That woman is bigger than the boy.
Example 66-50:
Ini kap ati yang
piiring na
libbi bissar.
Ini
dem
kap
cup
atiyang
later.
rel
piiring-na
dish-
dat
libbi
more
bissar.
big
This cup is bigger than that other (out of sight) dish.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
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Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Feature:
Comparative adjective marking
Source:
Own knowledge
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