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Comparative standard marking
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Secondary surpass marking Frequency: 75.0%
Example 49-123:
Li pi rich pase mwen.
Li
3sg
pi
more
rich
rich
pase
surpass
mwen.
1sg
He/She is richer than me.
French:
Il/Elle est plus riche que moi.
Source:
Fattier 2006
: 152
Example 49-124:
Li rich pase mwen.
Li
3sg
rich
rich
pase
surpass
mwen.
1sg
He/She is richer than me.
French:
Il/Elle est plus riche que moi.
Source:
Fattier 2006
: 152
Confidence:
Very certain
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Particle marking Frequency: 25.0%
Example 49-125:
Li pi di ke akasan.
Li
3sg
pi
more
di
hard
ke
than
akasan.
acassan
He/She is tougher than acassan.
French:
Il/Elle est plus dur que l'acassan.
Source:
Fattier 1998
: 943
Example 49-126:
Syèl la pi wo ke nway yo.
Syèl
sky
la
def
.
3pl
pi
more
wo
high
ke
than
nway
cloud
yo.
def
.
3pl
The sky is higher than the clouds.
French:
Le ciel est plus haut que les nuages.
Source:
Fattier 1998
: 937
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Language:
Haitian Creole
Feature:
Comparative standard marking
Source:
Fattier 2006
: 152
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