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Example 57-42
ta pli peti ke mwa a taj
ta
2sg
pli
compar
peti
small
ke
than
mwa
1sg
a
in
taj
size
You are smaller than me.
Comment:
Peti
also serves to indicate the age, so
a taj
'in size' is needed to specify the type of comparison.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
: 148
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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