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Phonology

Following few examples show comparative and superlative degree.

1. p^h

ro w

k^h

-l

yán s

p^h

v móts

à
phiro wokha (in) village big a
phiro (is) a big village in wokha

Comparative :

^hima p^h

p^h

-k

tà
kohima phiro than bigger
kohima (is) bigger than phiro

Superlative :

Calcutta tóp

lò yánts

p^h

v-c

-c

Calcutta all-in city biggest
Calcutta (is) the biggest of all cities.

2. mohan

kyák

lì n

^hórì nc^h

à
mohan clever boy a
Mohan (is) a clever boy

Comparative :

Mohan suresl

ák

lì-k

tà
Mohan suresh-than cleverer
Mohan (is) cleverer than suresh

Superlative

^han tóp

yolo

kyák

lì-c

-c

Mohan (is) cleverest among all

4.1. Verb : Definition and General Remarks :

Verb can be defined on the basis of certain suffixes with which it occurs. On this basis a verb can be defined in Lotha as a stem capable of taking tense/aspect/mood markers.

In Lotha, verb is not marked for gender and number.

Examples
1. mp-n sálò r-là	He comes here
he-nom here come-present
2. np-n sálò r-là	She comes here
she-nom here come-present
3. nt-n sálò r-là	They come here
they-nom here come-present
4. -n lán slónà r-c^hò
I-nom road this by come-past
I come by this road

Verb is also not marked for person.

Examples
1. -n óts ts-là	I eat rice
I-nom rice eat-present
2. -n ótsì ts-là
we-nom rice eat-present	We eat rice

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