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