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 (dif. meaning), ruul magnu le	atuul a maag ake	OAD_047
pretty insect	jejet ne	jejet ke	jejet o mosu le jejet farʄu le	jejet mosu ke jejet parʄu ke	OAD_047
vicious rumor	o nan o le	xa nan axe	o nan o farʄu le	xa nan xa parʄu 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

Comparatives and Superlatives

O moon o lek moj'u med' o haana.
This bottle is heavier than that one.

O moon o lek moj'u jelef o haana.
This bottle is lighter than that one.

O moon o le moj' na med'.
The heaviest bottle

O moon o lek moj' na med'.
This, the heaviest bottle

Oana moj'u jelef a Kayla.
Oana is lighter than Kayla.

Oana moj'u jelef o moon o lek.
Oana is lighter than this bottle.

Reduplication

japil fe a dur a dur
the dull knife

japil fe buguuma a wel a wel
The knife I like is sharp.

obii o le a xe fota ondik ondik
The fruit is rotting (068).

obii o le a new a new
The fruit is small (099).

Modified NPs in sentential context

ndawal nek a ɲaaya apaax
This meat is very spicy.

ndawal ɲaayu neek a fela apaax

ndawal-	ɲaay	-u	neek	a-	fel	-a	apaax
meat	spicy	ADJ	this	3sg	be delicious	3sg	very

This spicy meat is very delicious. (028)

foofi sum (u) le
hot water

jooxam a Oana foofi sum (u) le
I gave Oana the hot water.

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!

Derived antonyms

fel, delicious
feleer, disgusting

wel, sharp
weleer, dull