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Example 26-53
a gɛɾin klosɛ æn klosɛ
a
1sg
gɛɾ-in
get-
prog
klos-ɛ
close-
compar
æn
and
klos-ɛ
close-
compar
I'm getting closer and closer.
Comment:
COMPAR = comparative
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 164
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Datapoints:
Comparative adjective marking: Adjective is marked
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