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''taefuh stai sloon'' | {| class="wikitable" | ||
happy more you | |- | ||
"happier than you | | ''taefuh'' || ''stai'' || ''sloon'' | ||
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| happy || more || you | |||
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|colspan="3"|'happier than you' | |||
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''ko thle floothlenem'' | {| class="wikitable" | ||
high equal kite | |- | ||
"as high as a kite | | ''ko'' || ''thle'' || ''floothlenem'' | ||
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| high || equal || kite | |||
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|colspan="3"|'as high as a kite' | |||
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''zee yuhnee foos'' | {| class="wikitable" | ||
fast less cow | |- | ||
"less quickly than a cow | | ''zee'' || ''yuhnee'' || ''foos'' | ||
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| fast || less || cow | |||
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|colspan="3"|'less quickly than a cow' | |||
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Comparative phrases can be used after copulas as a predicate, after otlai as an averbial phrase or after a | Comparative phrases can be used after copulas as a predicate, after otlai as an averbial phrase or after a | ||
relativizer in a relative clause. | relativizer in a relative clause. | ||
''leed aeram taefuh stai sloon'' | {| class="wikitable" | ||
I COP happy more you | |- | ||
"I am happier than you | | ''leed'' || ''aeram'' || ''taefuh'' || ''stai'' || ''sloon'' | ||
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| I || COP || happy || more || you | |||
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|colspan="5"|'I am happier than you.' | |||
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''otdelthing de ai zee yuhnee foos'' | {| class="wikitable" | ||
vehicle this REL/SUBJ fast less cow | |- | ||
"This vehicle | | ''fosh'' || ''esaaf'' || ''otlai'' || ''ko'' || ''thle'' || ''floothlenem'' | ||
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| he/she || sing || like || high || equal || kite | |||
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|colspan="6"|'She sings like she's higher than a kite.' | |||
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| ''otdelthing '' || ''de '' || ''ai '' || ''zee '' || ''yuhnee '' || ''foos'' | |||
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| vehicle || this || REL/SUBJ || fast|| less || cow | |||
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|colspan="6"|'This vehicle which is less quick than a cow' | |||
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== Numbers == | == Numbers == |