Hapi
íí háá papah tiihtá-a=koa pohaoh-haixá híó papáh sóóha-i ài-a=kóa ótí-ki-haixá
3sINAN:A EPIST dog's.name.ABS surpass-2/3=DECL tastiness-SEMBL but.DS Barbas.ERG do.like.this-ITR do-2/3=DECL cute-NMZ:ADJ-SEMBL
‘It is probably tastier than barbas but less cute.’
Notes
- I think I've never translated a comparative before in Hapi, so let's talk about that. The basic relative superior quantitative constructions (eg. Susan is taller than Peter) is formed using the verb tiihtá, 'to surpass', with the comparee and the standard of comparison (in this case, 'it' and 'Barbas' respectively) as core arguments and the parameter of comparison ('tastiness' and 'cuteness') as oblique argument, which is in this case marked by the semblative case marker -haixá.
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