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Adjectives and comparison

Adjectival verbs

Some verbs play the function adjectives do in other languages. Such verbs are called adjectival verbs.

In the predicative form, it is used in the same way as other verb.

man-nom.mt.sg is_old-ind.prs.cnt
The man is old.

In the descriptive form, it is attached before the noun without any conjugation.

is_old-man-nom.mt.sg catch-ind.pst.cnt fish-acc.wa.sg The old man caught the fish

Comparison

Comparison is done via prefixing.

Comparative form

The comparative form has prefix jìs.

Superlative form

The superlative form has prefix haät.