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Comparative adjective marking
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Adjective is marked
Example 55-72:
zot lakaz pli graṅ ki mo lakaz
zot
3pl
lakaz
house
pli
more
graṅ
big
ki
than
mo
1sg
.
poss
lakaz
house
Their house is bigger than my house.
Example 55-73:
mo tur lavi lontan inpé pli bon ki astér
mo
1sg
tur
find
lavi
life
lontan
before
inpé
bit
pli
more
bon
good
ki
than
astér
today
I find that life in former times was a bit better than today.
Source:
Ludwig et al. 2001
: 219
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Comparative adjective marking
Source:
Baker 1972
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