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Comparative standard marking
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Locational marking Frequency: 50.0%
Example 23-14:
Saes blong wharf bae i bigwan lelebet long hemia we i stap naoia.
Saes
size
blong
poss
wharf
wharf
bae
irr
i
agr
bigwan
big
lelebet
little.bit
long
to
hemia
3sg
.
def
we
rel
i
agr
stap
stay
naoia.
now.
def
The size of the wharf will be a bit bigger than the current one.
Confidence:
Certain
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Secondary surpass marking 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 standard marking
Source:
Own knowledge
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