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===Adverbialization=== | ===Adverbialization=== | ||
Historically, adverbs are formed from adjectives in a variety of ways. The most common, however, is to add the suffix ‑sua (often reduced to ‑so, especially in speech) after the stem vowel. | Historically, adverbs are formed from adjectives in a variety of ways. The most common, however, is to add the suffix '''''‑sua''''' (often reduced to '''''‑so''''', especially in speech) after the stem vowel. | ||
* '''''mikils''''' ‘big’ → '''''mikilasua''''' ‘largely’ | * '''''mikils''''' ‘big’ → '''''mikilasua''''' ‘largely’ | ||
* '''''synikus''''' ‘honest’ → '''''synikusua''''' ‘honestly’ | * '''''synikus''''' ‘honest’ → '''''synikusua''''' ‘honestly’ |