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Unlike other Talmic languages, Eevo has lost the Tigol comparative and superlative. However, some fossilized comparative forms have become new words in the modern language. | Unlike other Talmic languages, Eevo has lost the Tigol comparative and superlative. However, some fossilized comparative forms have become new words in the modern language. | ||
*''frøs X'' = comparative (from Tigol ''for·ois'' 'to go over') | *''frøs X'' = comparative (from Tigol ''for·ois'' 'to go over') | ||
*'' | *''snuab X'' = superlative (from Classical Wdm. superlative ''snüüp'') | ||
*''llaw X'' = very | *''llaw X'' = very | ||
*''jal X'' = too X | *''jal X'' = too X | ||
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*''slawb'' 'good': ''cølly'' 'better', ''cøllws'' 'best' | *''slawb'' 'good': ''cølly'' 'better', ''cøllws'' 'best' | ||
*''orð'' 'big': ''jwm'' 'bigger', ''jwmt'' 'biggest' | *''orð'' 'big': ''jwm'' 'bigger', ''jwmt'' 'biggest' | ||
*''dum'' 'far': ''ytñí'' 'farther', ''ytñít'' or '' | *''dum'' 'far': ''ytñí'' 'farther', ''ytñít'' or ''snuab ytñí'' 'farthest' (from [[Windermere/Classical|Classical Windermere]] ''ătngi'' 'having surpassed, farther') | ||
*''øør'' 'many': ''ram'' 'more', ''ramt'' 'most' | *''øør'' 'many': ''ram'' 'more', ''ramt'' 'most' | ||
*''ñawð'' 'few': ''broost'' 'less', ''broosws'' 'least' | *''ñawð'' 'few': ''broost'' 'less', ''broosws'' 'least' | ||