Re: Word orders in comparative constructions

Jim Henry wrote:

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> 3. How does your conlang form explicit comparatives?
>
Gevey seems to do its own thing:

   Agent phrase                          Verb copula    Modifier
   -----------------------------------   ------------   ----------------
   object      coordinating   standard   primitive,     equalitive or
   being       conjunction    object     contemporary   comparative form
   compared    (noest, tet)              or adaptive

(where the Agent/verb/modifier can vary, most commonly being AMV or AVM)

Thus:

pethuu noest brishnuu skugañuu bekatuu
rain   conj  wind     cold-er  remained
the rain was colder than the wind

rapte noest bizhve ken pehmoude sekate
boy   conj  father his as-tall  became
the boy has grown as tall as his father

cegmuu tet  ëzekuu ten kreetoiluu bekatuu
shoe   conj foot   my  too-small  remained
the shoe was too small for my foot

Rik