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Comparative adjective marking
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Adjective is not marked Frequency: 50.0%
Example 22-72:
Haus bilong em i bikpela winim haus bilong yu.
Haus
house
bilong
poss
em
3sg
i
pm
bikpela
big
winim
win
haus
house
bilong
poss
yu.
2sg
His house is bigger than your house.
Confidence:
Certain
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Adjective is marked Frequency: 50.0%
Example 22-71:
Em i bikplela moa long dispela.
Em
3sg
i
pm
bikplela
big
moa
more
long
prep
dispela.
this
It is bigger than this one.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Comparative adjective marking
Source:
Own knowledge
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