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Example 61-37
Lo Themba yena makhulu ga lo sistela ga yena.
Lo
def
.
art
Themba
Themba
yena
he
makhulu
big
ga
than
lo
def
.
art
sistela
sister
ga
of
yena.
he
Themba is bigger than his sister.
Comment:
Ga
here is the same word as for possessive 'of'.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes Mesthrie
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Comparative standard marking: Particle marking
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