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Comparative adjective marking
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Adjective is marked Frequency: 50.0%
Example 23-56:
haos ia longwe i bigwan moa
haos
house
ia
def
longwe
there
i
agr
bigwan
big
moa
more
That/The house over there is bigger [than the one I’m talking about].
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Confidence:
Very certain
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Adjective is not marked Frequency: 50.0%
Example 23-75:
si ok i stap daon longwe i bigwan i bitim olgeta long ples ia
si
sea
ok
oak
i
agr
stap
stay
daon
down
longwe
there
i
agr
bigwan
big
i
agr
bitim
beat
olgeta
3pl
long
loc
ples
place
ia
def
The sea oak down there is bigger than the ones up here.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Language:
Bislama
Feature:
Comparative adjective marking
Source:
Own knowledge
Meyerhoff nd
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