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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 ''''' | Historically, adverbs are formed from adjectives in a variety of ways. The most common, however, is to add the suffix '''''‑so''''' (often written as '''''‑sua''''' in older texts) after the stem vowel. | ||
* '''''mikils''''' ‘big’ → ''''' | * '''''mikils''''' ‘big’ → '''''mikilaso''''' ‘largely’ | ||
* '''''synikus''''' ‘honest’ → ''''' | * '''''synikus''''' ‘honest’ → '''''synikuso''''' ‘honestly’ | ||
* '''''mǣst''''' ‘most’ → ''''' | * '''''mǣst''''' ‘most’ → '''''mǣstaso''''' ‘mostly’ | ||
===Irregular and Suppletive Forms=== | ===Irregular and Suppletive Forms=== |