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Value Secondary surpass marking
Language:
Early Sranan
Parameter:
Comparative standard marking
References
Arends 1989
: 80ff
Examples
Ju langa morro mi. / Ju langa morro na mi. / Ju de morro langa leki mi.
Yu
2sg
langa
long
moro
exceed
mi.
1sg
/
Yu
2sg
langa
long
moro
exceed
na
than
mi.
1sg
/
Yu
2sg
de
asp
/
cop
moro
more
langa
long
leki
like
mi.
1sg
You are taller than me.
German:
Du bist länger, grösser als ich. [op.cit.]
See
Schumann 1783
: 98
A biggi morro mi.
A
3sg
.
sbj
bigi
big
moro
exceed
mi.
1sg
He is fatter than me.
German:
Er ist dicker als ich. [op.cit.]
See
Schumann 1783
: 17
Ju langa morro na mi.
Yu
2sg
langa
long
moro
exceed
na
loc
mi.
1sg
You are taller than me.
German:
Du bist länger, grösser als ich. [op.cit.]
See
Schumann 1783
: 98
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