| 5.1.3. Qualitative Adjectives |
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The adjectives which describe the quality of the following nouns belong to this class of adjectives.
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 e ga:l |
‘tall’ |
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conna: |
‘small’ |
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bariya: |
‘big’ |
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du:sar |
‘the other’ |
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 ikam |
‘good’ |
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puna: |
‘new’ |
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junna: |
‘old’ |
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la:i: |
‘long’ |
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cula: |
‘small’ |
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pate:r |
‘thin’ |
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bane:k |
‘beauty’ |
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cala:k |
‘wise’, etc. |
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| 5.2. Complex Adjectives |
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Complex adjectives are formed by the addition of adjectival suffix -ta: to the nouns or postpositions or adverbs. This suffix gives the meaning “the object or human being possessing ‘so and so quality”.
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| 5.2.1. Adjectives From Nouns |
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adra: |
‘bad’ |
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adra:-ta: pe:ki: |
‘bad girl’ |
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conna: |
‘small’ |
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conna:-ta: lo:n |
‘small house’ |
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bene:k |
‘beauty’ |
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bane:k-ta: pe:ki: |
‘beautiful girl’ |
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nomma: |
‘good’ |
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nomma:-t-a: na:r |
‘good village’ |
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ka:s |
‘hot’ |
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ka:s-ta: e:r |
‘hot water’ |
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