Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives

Nouns with adjectival modifiers and articles

-------------Gloss-------------	Unmodified Art-N (sg.)	Unmodified Art-N (pl.)	Modified singular	Modified plural	Session	Sound 1	Sound 2
tall/long fence			a ding a ciig ale	a ding a ciig ake	OAD_074
iron fence			a ding jelem ale	a ding a celem ake	OAD_074
wooden fence			a ding a tex ale	a ding a tex ake	OAD_047
fat pig	ruul ke	a tuul ake	ruul mak le, ruul mak nu le	atuul a maak ake	OAD_047
pretty insect	jejet ne	jejet ke	jejet o mosu le jejet farj'u le	jejet mosu ke jejet parj'u ke	OAD_047
vicious rumor	o nan o le	xa nan axe	o nan o farj'u le	xa nan xa pardu xe	OAD_047
bright light	leer le	xa leer axe	leer leru le	xa leer xa leeru xe	OAD_047
delicious fruit	?	?	oɓii o felu	?	OAD_028
disgusting fruit	?	?	oɓii o feler oɓii o la feleer na	?	OAD_028
delicious pig	?	?	ruul felu	?	OAD_028

Special modification pattern for tastes

oɓii o safu suukar
sweet fruit

ndawal safu kaane
spicy meat

Possessive Paradigms

Gloss	Bare	-------------My------------	------------Your-----------	------------His/her/its------------	------------Our------------	------------Your.pl------------	------------Their------------	Session
Pig	ruul a tuul	ruul es le a tuul es (ke?)	ruul lof le a tuul of a ke	ruul lum le a tuul lum a ke	ruul in le a tull in a ke		ruul den le a tuul den a ke	OAD_047

Nouns with adjectival modifiers and demonstratives

Gloss	Bare	----This N-----	----That N (visible)------	------That N (not visible)------	----This Adj-N------	----That Adj-N (visible)----	----That Adj-N (not visible)----	Session
meat	ndawal	ndawal neek	ndawal naana	ndawal naa	ndawal naaju neek	ndawal naaju naana	ndawal naaju naa	OAD_028

Adverbs

Manner, Frequency, etc.

vej'am apax
I swim well

wa gam a vej' apax
I can swim well

nan gam vej'a leg leg
I swim from time to time / often.

nan gam jawa leg leg
I cook from time to time / often.

nan gam jawa ondik
I cook a little / sometimes.

a jala apax || a jala amaak || a jala tok
He laughs loudly. || He laughs loudly (lit. big). || He laughs loudly (lit. up)

degam noofu opaak o le
I cut the rope swiftly.

gefam ofalanteer o le fop
I broke the window completely / thoroughly.

Resultatives

hicin botelet
pull tight

Adverbs with imperatives

veji noofu!
Swim fast!

noofi vej!
Hurry up and swim!