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 possessors
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).
Kayla gook a gook.
Kayla is too big for her britches.
a ɲay a ɲay
He's stingy (060).
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
