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Comparative adjective marking
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Adjective is not marked
Example 59-142:
melenge ti mo akono ahon' melenge ti mbi
melenge
child
ti
of
mo
2sg
a-kono
pm
-be.large
a-hon'
pm
-pass
melenge
child
ti
of
mbi
1sg
Your child is bigger than my child.
Example 59-143:
aga sioni aho ti giriri
a-ga
pm
-become
sioni
bad
a-ho
pm
-surpass
ti
of
giriri
long.ago
It has become worse than (it was) long ago.
Source:
Bouquiaux et al. 1978
: 135
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Language:
Sango
Feature:
Comparative adjective marking
Source:
Samarin 1967
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