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Example 32-62
Djon e mas/ma grand
diki
Davidson.
Djon
Djon
e
cop
mas/ma
more
grand
tall
diki
than
Davidson.
Davidson
Djon is taller than Davidson.
Portuguese:
O Djon é mais alto de que Davidson.
Comment:
The particles
k
and
duki
are alternatives to the particle
diki.
All mean
'
than'.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Swolkien 2011 fieldwork
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
cite
Datapoints:
Comparative standard marking: Locational plus particle marking
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