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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" | |||
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" | |||
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" | ||