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Value Adjective is marked
Language:
Nengee
Parameter:
Comparative adjective marking
References
Huttar and Huttar 1994
: 285
Examples
A fatu moo mi.
A
he
fatu
fat
moo
more
mi.
me
He is fatter than me.
See
Goury and Migge 2003
: 111
Sa Yunku osu bigi moo a osu fu Sa Linda.
Sa
courtesy.title
Yunku
Yunku
osu
house
bigi
big
moo
more
a
det
.
sg
osu
house
fu
poss
Sa
courtesy.title
Linda.
Linda
Ms Yunku's house is bigger than Ms Linda's house.
See
Goury and Migge 2003
: 111
A án moo bigi.
A
it
án
neg
moo
more
bigi.
big
It isn't bigger.
See
nd
A moo lebi moo disi de.
A
it
moo
more
lebi
red
moo
more
disi
this
de.
there
It is more red than this one there.
See
nd
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