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Fa d’Ambô
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Comparative standard marking
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Particle marking Frequency: 90.0%
Example 38-72:
Mezeza sa ngandyi masy
ku
isyki.
Meza-i-sai
table-
3sg
-
dem
sa
be
ngandyi
big
masy
more
ku
conj
i-syki.
3sg
-
dem
This table is bigger than that one.
Example 38-73:
Nanamembo saku lansya ngandyi masyi
ku
dyi no.
Na-namen-bo
art
.
pl
-family.members-
2sg
sa-ku
be-with
lansya
boat
ngandyi
big
masyi
more
ku
conj
dyi
of
no.
1pl
Your family has a bigger boat than our one.
Confidence:
Certain
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Secondary surpass marking Frequency: 10.0%
Example 38-71:
Mezeza sa ngandyi pasa isyki.
Meza-i-sai
table-
3sg
-
dem
sa
be
ngandyi
big
pasa
surpass
i-syki.
3sg
-
dem
This table is bigger than that one.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
cite
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
Feature:
Comparative standard marking
Source:
Own fieldwork
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