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Example 1-107
A grandi va mi.
A
3sg
.
sbj
grandi
old
fu
for
mi.
1sg
He is older than me.
German:
Er ist älter als ich. [op.cit.]
Comment:
The use of the 'locational', or dative, marker
fu
with comparatives is rare; it occurs in the same semantic domain as in the Gbe substrate.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 53
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Comparative adjective marking: Adjective is not marked
Comparative standard marking: Locational marking
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