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Pew cók
Pew cók


wide man
wide man


"A fat man"
"A fat man"


Adjectives can be stringed together without the need for a word like "and"
Adjectives can be stringed together without the need for a word like "and"
Pew ǒl' cók
Pew ǒl' cók


wide angry man
wide angry man


"An angry fat man"


"An angry fat man"


If reduplicated, the adjective is intensified:
If reduplicated, the adjective is intensified:
Pew ǒl' ǒl' cók
Pew ǒl' ǒl' cók


wide angry angry man
wide angry angry man


"A very angry fat man"


"A very angry fat man"


The particle "Trok" can be put before a adjective to lessen it:
The particle "Trok" can be put before a adjective to lessen it:
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Trok pew trok ǒl' cók
Trok pew trok ǒl' cók


few wide few angry man
few wide few angry man


"A somewhat angry chubby man"
"A somewhat angry chubby man"
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Numbers come between the Adjectives and the noun:
Numbers come between the Adjectives and the noun:


Pew pyǔl cók
Pew pyǔl cók


wide three man
wide three man


"3 fat men"
"3 fat men"
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