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Comparative adjective marking
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Adjective is marked
Example 53-167:
Char-sa-la pli vit ke tou lez-ot char.
Char
car
sala
det
.
dem
pli
more
vit
fast
ke
than
tou
all
lez-ot
art
.
def
.
pl
-other
char.
car
That car is faster than all the other cars.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 147
Example 53-168:
Li pa plu rich ke John.
Li
3sg
pa
neg
plu
more
rich
rich
ke
than
John.
John
He's not richer than John.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 147
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Feature:
Comparative adjective marking
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 146-149
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