Comparative construction
Ia tháme meratṣ báṣatatṣ lókog.
[thi.here man 1.SG-POSS-ABL brother-ABL MASC-become.high-PASS]
[ja tʰáme merat͡ʃ báʃatat͡ʃ lókog]
This man is higher than my brother.
Ia pul gýlatṣ idúllug.
[this.here water fire-ABL FEM-become.hot-PASS]
[ja pul gɯ́lat͡ʃ idúllug]
This water is more hot than fire.
Ia dzála tatṣ isúiḥig.
[this.here woman that-ABL FEM-become.beautiful-PASS]
[ja d͡zála tat͡ʃ isújxig]
This woman is more beautiful than that.
Ta biaadrá gorátṣ tṣang.
[that smith worker-ABL MASC-become.strong-PASS]
[ta bi.aːdrá gorat͡ʃ t͡ʃaŋ]
That blacksmith is stronger than this worker.
Superlative construction
Ia biaadrá maátetṣ thámeitṣ tṣang.
[this.here smith all-ABL man-PL-ABL MASC-become.strong-PASS]
[ja bi.aːdrá máːtet͡ʃ tʰáme.it͡ʃ t͡ʃaŋg]
This blacksmith is the strongest of all people.
Ia biaadrá iatṣ thámeitṣ tṣang.
[this.here smith that-ABL man-PL-ABL MASC-become.strong-PASS]
[ja bi.aːdrá jat͡ʃ tʰáme.it͡ʃ t͡ʃaŋ]
This blacksmith is the strongest of these people.
Ia tshéce maátetṣ tshéceitṣ chiing.
[this.here flower all-ABL flower-PL-ABL MASC-become.red-PASS]
[ja tsʰéce máːtet͡ʃ t͡sʰ éce.it͡ʃ cʰiːŋ]
This flower is the most red of all flowers.
Ha tshéce maátetṣ tshéceitṣ uéjuḥ-so chiin.
[that flower all-ABL flower-PL-ABL world-LOC-in MASC-become-red]
[ha t͡sʰéce máːtet͡ʃ t͡sʰ éce.it͡ʃ cʰiːn]
That flower becomes the most red of all flowers in the world.
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