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Etuoxk�/Equality
biri/like, so, also, as much as, as... (meaning the same)
Amom�wa hima muma biri "His age is the same as mine"
Fe�wa tsolmi, rol�wa biri "The foot is big, so is the hand"
Fuk�wa sofemi, biri gal�wa "The bus is as fast as the train"
Hiwa biri muwa falkos "I think the same as you"
Faxumi nirfs�wa iki�wa biri "The man is hairy as a bear"
rekri/the same
Bofokem�llwa nirfs�ma nutas�ma rekri "The abilities of a man and of a woman are the same"
Birfos�/Comparison
rok/....er than, more, more than, better than, rather. When comparing nouns rok is a suffix, when comparing verbs rok is a prefix
nouns
Rol�wa tog�ma netio�ma tsolmirok "The mother's hand is biger than the daughter's hand"
Rol�wa netio�ma tog�ma knebirok "The daughter's hand is smaller than the mother's hand"
Gilb�wa akmi osfix�ma igi osfix�ma xostirok, fasi tsuakirok "The shaft of this tree is longer than the other's, but thicker"
verbs
Axwa axowa rokbiras "He ate more than she"
Hiwa out�ho xakn�ho roktukmos "I like milk better than water"
Oret�wa hima bok�al nihho nihmakfualho rokpales "My friend will come to my house tomorrow rather than today"
Xirok/Superlative
Xirok/the ...st, better
Akmi fol�wa xirok fuali "This is the best bread"
Bofak� keumom�wa xirok tsolmi keumom� "The capital is the largest city"
Hiwa akmiho xirok tukmos "I like this better"
Xirok ... xirok/the more ... the more
Xirok hiwa assoho resos xirok assoho tukmos "The more I look at her the more I like her"
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