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Example 57-40
nunu le ŋgra; roŋge le pli ŋgra ke lja
nunu
grandfather
le
si
ŋgra;
tall
roŋge
Roger
le
si
pli
more
ŋgra
tall
ke
than
lja
3sg
Grandfather is tall. Roger is taller than grandfather.
Comment:
Pli
is more frequent in decreolized contexts.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
own knowledge Ehrhart
Language:
Tayo
by
Sabine Ehrhart
and
Melanie Revis
cite
Datapoints:
Comparative adjective marking: Adjective is marked
Comparative standard marking: Particle marking
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