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Guyanais
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Comparative standard marking
Value 2 is acrolectal.
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Secondary surpass marking Frequency: 70.0%
Example 52-44:
Georges (pli) bel pasé Stéphane
Georges
George
(pli)
(more)
bel
handsome
pasé
compar
Stéphane
Steven
George is more handsome than Steven.
Example 52-46:
to sòt pasé mo
to
you
sòt
silly
pasé
pass
mo
me
You are less smart than me.
Source:
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
Confidence:
Very certain
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Particle marking Frequency: 30.0%
Example 52-45:
Georges pli bel ki Stéphane
Georges
George
pli
more
bel
handsome
ki
than
Stéphane
Steven
George is more handsome than Steven.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Guyanais
by
Stefan Pfänder
cite
Language:
Guyanais
Feature:
Comparative standard marking
Source:
Own knowledge
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