> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Henrik
Theiling
> Does anyone have an affix in their conlang that corresponds
more or
> less directly to the English prefix 'out-' as in transitive
verbs as
> 'outperform', 'outsell', etc.?
Thoush not really an affix as such, Sasxsek has the root "iob"
meaning "to exceed" that can be used to form compounds like
those you mention.
> It would be a nice feature if a language had this a the only
way to
> form comparisons, especially languages where advectives are
verbs. So
> you would say ,Jim outtalls John'.
Yes that's a good way to handle it.