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Value Particle marking
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Comparative standard marking
References
Kouwenberg 1994
: 144-148
Examples
o tarki mɛr aʃ di tibiʃiri
o
3sg
tarki
strong
mɛrɛ
more
aʃi
than
di
the
tibiʃiri
palmstraw
It is stronger than palmstraw.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 145
dida mɛr stifu an mɛr tarki dɛn katun
dida
that
mɛrɛ
more
stifu
stiff
an
and
mɛrɛ
more
tarki
strong
dɛn
than
katun
cotton
That is stiffer and stronger than cotton.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 148
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