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===Equatives and other comparative forms=== | ===Equatives and other comparative forms=== | ||
Equatives are formed by using '''e''' (like), which requires the essive case; ''enūḍa'' (this much) may be optionally added. "not as ..." uses, instead of ''enūḍa'' | Equatives are formed by using '''e''' (like), which requires the essive case; ''enūḍa'' (this much) may be optionally added. "not as ..." uses, instead of ''enūḍa'', mandatorily, ''gu taili'' (not [as] much): | ||
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| phrase = lilyā kalineh lįs e (enūḍa) lalla. | | phrase = lilyā kalineh lįs e (enūḍa) lalla. | ||
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| translation = I write faster than you read. | | translation = I write faster than you read. | ||
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===Only=== | ===Only=== | ||
The Chlouvānem construction for "only" is, grammatically, a comparative, with the thing that is "only" in the ablative case, compared to a positive alternative correlative (or, in some cases, ''nanū'') in a negative sentence: | The Chlouvānem construction for "only" is, grammatically, a comparative, with the thing that is "only" in the ablative case, compared to a positive alternative correlative (or, in some cases, ''nanū'') in a negative sentence: | ||