APiCS Online -

Datapoint Nicaraguan Creole English/Comparative adjective marking

Example 11-14:: In douz diez di piipl dem woz muor kyarfuul.
In
in
douz
dem.pl
die-z
day-pl
di
art.def
piipl
people
dem
pl
woz
cop.pst
muor
more
kyarfuul.
careful
In those days people were more careful.

Source: nd
Example 11-106:: Dem meek worsar trobl.
Dem
3pl
meek
make
worsar
worse
trobl.
trouble
They make (even) worse trouble.

Source: nd
Example 11-107:: [...] an di mama oola [...].
[...]
[...]
an
and
di
art.def
mama
mother
ool-a
old-er
[...].
[...]
[...] and the mother was getting older [...].

Source: nd
Example 11-108:: Dem woz beta hous dan wat wi livin iin nou.
Dem
dem
woz
cop.pst
beta
better
hous
house
dan
than
wat
rel
wi
1pl
liv-in
live-prog
iin
in
nou.
now
Those were better houses than the one we are living in now.

Source: nd
Example 11-109:: John taala (d)an Mary.
John
John
taal-a
tall-er
(d)an
than
Mary.
Mary
John is taller than Mary.
Example 11-110:: A kom out muo faasa.
A
1sg
kom
come
out
out
muo
more
faasa.
faster
I finished [school] more quickly.

Source: nd