> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Henry
> 3. How does your conlang form explicit comparatives?
Sasxsek would use a combination of either the augmentative or diminutive, whichever is
appropriate, along with the preposition "bu" (=opposed to). I don't have a word
for "compare" just yet but I could also derive a preposition from it. to use
like "bu".
li [John] gulis bu li [Karl].
NAME John old+AUGMENTATIVE opposed-to NAME Karl.
John is older than Karl. (lit.: John is very old against Karl)