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Example 33-83
Djon i mas altu di ki Maria.
Djon
John
i
cop
mas
more
altu
tall
di
than
ki
that
Maria.
Maria
John is taller than Mary.
Portuguese:
O João é mais alto do que a Maria. OR: O João é mais alto que a Maria.
Comment:
N.B.: This construction is used mostly in acrolectal varieties. The copula is optional.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
Comparative adjective marking: Adjective is marked
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