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Another way of looking at adjectives is to see them as one-word subordinate clauses. The word ''losia'' is composed of two words, ''loi'' "good" and ''sia'' "look" and literally means "good-looking". One can look at it as the verb that means "to look good". The phrase ''nunmel losia'' can be equally well translated as "a beautiful girl", "a good-looking girl" and "a girl '''that '''looks good". | Another way of looking at adjectives is to see them as one-word subordinate clauses. The word ''losia'' is composed of two words, ''loi'' "good" and ''sia'' "look" and literally means "good-looking". One can look at it as the verb that means "to look good". The phrase ''nunmel losia'' can be equally well translated as "a beautiful girl", "a good-looking girl" and "a girl '''that '''looks good". | ||
===Adverbs and Adverbial | ===Adverbs and Adverbial Clauses=== | ||
Cha adverbs end with ''-i'': ''roi'' (strongly, from ''roa'' strong), ''loi'' (well, from ''loa'' good) etc. | Cha adverbs end with ''-i'': ''roi'' (strongly, from ''roa'' strong), ''loi'' (well, from ''loa'' good) etc. | ||
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