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Comparative adjective marking
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Adjective is marked
Example 56-89:
Sa kanbar blan sanmenm pli meyer sa ki zot dir kanbar maron li.
Sa
def
kanbar
yam
blan
white
sanmenm
same
pli
more
meyer
good/better
sa
def
ki
rel
zot
3pl
dir
call
kanbar
yam
maron
wild
li.
3sg
.
obj
The white yam is better than the one which they call wild yam.
French:
L'igname blanche est meilleure que celle qu'on appelle igname sauvage. (Bollée & Rosalie 1994:123)
Source:
Bollée and Rosalie 1994
: 122
Example 56-90:
Teresa i pli gran ki Gabriel.
Teresa
Teresa
i
pm
pli
more
gran
tall
ki
pcl
Gabriel.
Gabriel
Teresa is taller than Gabriel.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Seychelles Creole
by
Susanne Maria Michaelis
and
Marcel Rosalie
cite
Language:
Seychelles Creole
Feature:
Comparative adjective marking
Source:
Own knowledge
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