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Example 60-55
Pierre azalí molaí koleka Jean
Pierre
Pierre
a-zal-í
3sg
-be-
prs
.
prf
molaí
big
ko-lek-a
inf
-surpass-
fv
Jean
Jean
Pierre is taller than Jean.
Comment:
FV = Final vowel; it has no specific grammatical meaning, but ensures the phonologically canonical consonant-vowel structure on forms such as the infinitive, the subjunctive and the future.
Type:
constructed by near-native speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Lingala
by
Michael Meeuwis
cite
Datapoints:
Comparative adjective marking: Adjective is not marked
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