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===Adjectival morphology=== | ===Adjectival morphology=== | ||
Adjectives agree in gender with the noun but not in number. This said, ''nivi inerei'' (the tall girl) would have the plural ''nivi inereixo'' (the tall girls) but not *''nivixo inereixo''. Predicative adjectives do agree in both gender and number: inere'''ixo''' niv'''ixo''' irun | |||
====Comparative==== | |||
The base noun on which we base the comparison is not suffixed but followed by ''kain/kan''. | |||
Superlative forms adding ''-um-'' between the adjective and the gender and number mark.<br> | |||
-''Ibaldaie ixolie '''kan''' test'''um'''ie irun.'' (Horses are fast'''er than''' men.) | |||
For equal or lower degree adjectives, Naibas only uses ''kain/kan'' and/or a negative nominal sentence.<br> | |||
-'''''Ki''' nozur nue '''kain''' nive.'' (You are '''not as''' tall '''as''' me.)<br> | |||
-''Nue '''kain''' nive nozur.'' (You are '''as''' tall '''as''' me.) | |||
====Superlative==== | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||