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===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Adjectives precede the noun they modify and are not altered for gender, number or case. | |||
Comparison is expressed by means of particles. The comparative uses the particle ''byang'', somewhat equivalent to Eng. "than", with a noun (standard) of comparison and the positive adjective. Where English uses the pattern [Noun 1] is [Comparative] + than + [Noun 2] (e.g. Eric is bigger than Tom), Is Burunking uses the pattern [Noun 1] + [Noun 2] + ''byang'' + [Adjective] + ''da'' (e.g. ''Eric ba Tom byang enji da''). There is no equivalent to the English attributive comparative adjective and phrases such as "Eric is the taller brother" would be translated best with the positive adjective, e.g. ''Eric ba enji angane da'' lit. "Eric is the tall sibling". | |||
Superlatives are formed from the positive adjective with the suffix ''-na'' and precede the noun they modify, e.g. ''enjina az'' "biggest man", ''lashana ebaz'' "quietest river". The usual sentence structure follows the pattern [Topic] + ''ba'' (+ [Location] + ''gang'') + [Superlative] + [Noun] + ''da'', e.g. ''Eric ba (Burung gang) enjina az da'' "Eric is the tallest man (in Burung)''. | |||
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