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Example 1-110
Ju de morro langa leki mi.
Yu
2sg
de
asp
/
cop
moro
more
langa
long
leki
like
mi.
1sg
You are taller than me.
German:
Du bist länger, grösser als ich. [op.cit.]
Comment:
Here,
moro
can be a verb marked by the imperfective aspect marker
de
, or it can be a degree word that modifies
langa
. In the latter case
de
is a copula.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 98
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Comparative standard marking: Particle marking
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