Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Comparative standard marking

Comparison is expressed by serialized verb constructions consisting of a stative verb followed by the verb pas ‘surpass’.

Values

Secondary surpass marking

Example 17-63:
À big pas yù.
À
1sg.sbj
big
be.big
pas
surpass
yù.
2sg.obj
I am bigger than you.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 109

Confidence:
Very certain