Taller and tallest!

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Re: Taller and tallest!

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:con: Bath'aso

ܒܖܝܝ̰ ܦ̣ܥܚ̰ܱܡܡܛܺܞ .ܫܣ̄ ܧܱܦ܀
Medzh tshupħallřo mas bat.
[mɛd͡ʐ ͡tʂuˈpˤɑlr̟ɔ mas bat]
3SG-ABS COMP-big than 1SG-ABS
He is taller than me.

ܟܥܦܣ̄ ܒܖܝܝ̰ ܝܝ̰ܫܡ ܚ̰ܱܡܡܛܺܞܝܝܱܤܟ̄܀
Zhuts medzh dzhal pħallřodansh.
[ʐuts mɛ͡dʐ ͡dʐal ˈpˤɑlr̟ɔdɑnʂ]
CONT 3SG-ABS kid-ABS big-unbelievable-ABS
He is the tallest kid.

ܒܖܝܝ̰ ܚ̰ܱܡܡܛܺܞܚ̄ܩܢ .ܫܣ̄ ܧܫܦ܀
Medzh pħallřopork mas bat.
[mɛ͡dʐ pˤɑlːr̟ɔpɤrk mas bat]
3SG-ABS big-even like 1SG-ABS
He is as tall as me.
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Re: Taller and tallest!

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:con: Paatherye

युवो ओज़ त्वेणर खै ओकु.
Yuwē ēs twenra khay ēku.

To a woman: [ˈju.eː eːs ˈtʷenra kʰaɪ̯ ˈeːku]
To a man: [ˈju.oː oːt͡s tʷɛnra kʰaɪ̯ oːk]
3SG_MASC.NOM be.3SG.MASC big.COMP than 1SG.NOM

युवो ओज़ मे स्तावेण फूरुड़.
Yuwē ēs me stāwen phūrur.

To a woman: [ˈju.eː eːs me ˈstaːwen ˈpʰuːrur]
To a man: [ˈju.oː oːt͡s m̩ ˈstaːwən ˈpʰuːror]
3SG_MASC.NOM be.3SG.MASC DEF.MASC.NOM big.SUP.MASC.NOM child.NOM

युवो ओज़ दोण त्वेन कालि ओकु.
Yuwē ēs dēn twen kāli ēku.

To a woman: [ˈju.eː eːs ðeːn tʷen ˈkaːli ˈeːku]
To a man: [ˈju.oː oːt͡s doːn tʷɛn kaːl oːk]
3SG_MASC.NOM be.3SG.MASC as big as 1SG.NOM
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Re: Taller and tallest!

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:con: Ceruliado

Íl é tañ grañ qu'eo.
[il̪ e tã grã kew]
He is as tall as me.

Íl é major qu'eo.
[il̪ e mäˈʒɔɾ kew]
He is taller than me.

Íl é il major infant.
[il̪ e il̪ mäˈʒɔɾ ĩˈfã]
He is the tallest child.
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Re: Taller and tallest!

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:con: Mīrna

Tān pāla nāy.
3s.M tall 1s
[taːm‿paːlɔ naːʝ]

Tān pāla nāy nīr.
3s.M tall 1s NEG
[taːm‿paːlɔ naːʝ niːr]

Tān pāla cimka tinak nīr.
3s.M tall other child NEG
[taːm‿paːlɔ ʦɪmkɔ tɪnɐx niːr]

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Re: Taller and tallest!

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彼 oué il ga est aussi 高ï que moé.
Caré oué il ga est aussi tacaï que moé.
[ˈkaʁe we i gɔ e t‿oˈsi taˈkaj kœ̈ mwe]
3SG.m TOP 3SG.m NOM be-PRES as tall.m as I
He is as tall as me.

彼 oué il ga est plus 高ï que moé.
Caré oué il ga est plus tacaï que moé.
[ˈkaʁe we i gɔ e ply taˈkaj kœ̈ mwe]
3SG.m TOP 3SG.m NOM be-PRES more tall.m as I
He is taller than me.

彼 oué il ga est le plus 高ï 子供.
Caré oué il ga est le plus tacaï caudomau.
[ˈkaʁe we i gɔ e‿l ply taˈkaj ˈkodɔmo]
3SG.m TOP 3SG.m NOM be-PRES DEF.m most tall.m child.m
He is the tallest child.
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Re: Taller and tallest!

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:con: Elcuin:
en ieti ammarsa na
en ie-ti amm-ars-a na
PRO.3sg[NOM] PRO.1sg.NOM-COMP tall-SUP-ADJ.NOM.sg be.PRES.3sg
With respect to me, he is taller

en terina ammarsa na
en terin-a amm-ars-a na
PRO.3sg[NOM] child-C.NOM.sg tall-SUP-ADJ.NOM.sg be.PRES.3sg
He is the tallest child

en ieti ammila na
en ie-ti amm-il-a na
PRO.3sg PRO.1sg.NOM-COMP tall-NULL-ADJ.NOM.sg be.PRES.3sg[NOM]
With respect to me, he is neither tall nor short (=as tall as me, with that construction)
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Re: Taller and tallest!

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Ernalan

He is taller than me.
Pauṭsaguas nunuth.
[pautˤsaɡʷas nunuθ]
pauṭs-agu-as n<unu>th
tall-COMP-3.RAT.SVN.PRSNT 1<ABL.S>

He is the tallest child.
Pauṭsaquas naktūtun.
[pautˤsakʷas naktuːtun]
pauṭs-aqu-as nakt<ūtu>n
tall-SUPL-3.RAT.SVN.PRSNT child<ABL.P>

Nattoretan

He is taller than me.
Agra çla tiçrige çeçena.
['ɑkrɑ çlɑ tʰi'çrike çe'çenɑ]
agra çla ti-çrige ç-e-çena
3S.ABS COP superior-tall PREP.ADE-SG-1S.

He is the tallest child.
Agra çla tiçrige faça çanla.
['ɑkra çlɑ tʰi'çrike 'ɸɑçɑ 'çɑnlɑ]
agra çla ti-çrige faç-a çanla
3S.ABS COP superior-tall PREP.GEN-PL child
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Re: Taller and tallest!

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:con: Azen:

We mēn wuzūnrak ēcīn.
3SG.NEUT.NOM 1.SG.NOM tall-COMP than
He is taller than me.

We tsoca ēn wuzūnrak.
3SG.NEUT.NOM child SUP tall
He is the tallest child.
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Re: Taller and tallest!

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:con: Ngolu / Iliaqu

Muo jagi ju leni.
equal tall NOM.3s.ANIM.DEF.ICS COM.1s.ICS
He's as tall as me. (≈ "He's equally tall with me.")

Hue jagi ju, (lo) nia nu.
more tall NOM.3s.ANIM.DEF.ICS, (ADV) less NOM.1s.ICS
He's taller than me. (≈ He's more tall (while) I'm less.)

Tavi hueva ko jagi ju.
child more-all similar tall NOM.1s.ICS
He's the tallest child.
(The ko is added because a child cannot be described as jagi, only as ko jagi because of complicated gender stuff. If the "he" in the other sentences is referring to a child (or a man who has not passed the initiation rite), jagi will be replaced by ko jagi.)
Ear of the Sphinx wrote:kohdaj - taller
Dait kohdazęraf merek. - He is taller than me.
kohdazaj - more taller
Dait kohdazazęraf tą nomerek. - He is more taller than us.
Um, what is the difference between kohdaj and kohdazaj. "More taller" is, prescriptively, not correct English and if anyone says it, I assume they just mean "taller". Does it mean "much / a lot taller"?
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Er ist so groß wie ich. (or mich, I'm not totally sure)
Er ist größer als ich.
Er ist das größte Kind.
"Ö" is also in the comparative as well. "Groesser" is an acceptable substitution for "größer" only if you can't type those characters ... or in Switzerland, where "ß" is not used (but "ö" is). And yeah, "ich" is correct.
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = specific / non-specific, AG = agent, E = entity (person, animal, thing)
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Re: Taller and tallest!

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He's as tall as me.
Rei dwi aeltal ril.
[ɾɛj dʋi ˈæl.tal ɾil]
be-3SG.PRES 3SG tall 1SG.NEAR
Literally "He's tall near me."

He is taller than me.
Rei dwi aeltal ruyen.
[ɾɛj dʋi ˈæl.tal ˈɾu.jɛn]
be-3SG.PRES 3SG tall 1SG.FROM
Literally "He's tall from me".

He is the tallest child.
Rei dwi sui aelta nerseshetuyen renvei.
[ɾɛj dʋi suj ˈæl.ta nɛɾˈse.ʃe.tu.jɛn ˈɾɛn.vɛj]
be-3SG.PRES 3SG DEF tall.SG everything.FROM child.
Literally "He's the tall from everything child." ("He's the tall from me child" or in proper English "He's the taller than me child" is also permissible, by the way.)
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Re: Taller and tallest!

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I can't gloss properly but I'll put some kind of one with each.

:con: Inyi

afiyeneta kinai aten.
(equally)tall(by him, present simple) beside me
Lit. He is equally tall beside me.
He is as tall as me.

piayiyeneta kinai aten.
(more)tall(by him, present simple) beside me
Lit. He is more tall beside me.
He is taller then me.

teikayeta piaspiayiyeneta.
child(by him, present simple) (most)tall(by him, present simple)
Lit. He is a child that is tallest.
He is the tallest child.
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Re: Taller and tallest!

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Tırḷǔı Dıdákí. OR Lıú Dıdákí zıık.
tu<ır>ḷ~u.r̀-í da<ı>ḍ-ák-í | lıú da<ı>ḍ-ák-í zı<ıı>k
equivalent<3.1>~PTCP-STAT extend<3>-Y0+-STAT OR similar extend<3>-Y0+-STAT 1<OBL.AUG>
He's as tall as me. OR He is tall like me.

(The second one has the two individuals more at similar heights than identical ones.)

Ḳırsǎı Dıdákí.
ḳa<ır>s~a.r̀-í da<ı>ḍ-ák-í
great<3.1>~PTCP-STAT extend<3>-Y0+-STAT
He's taller than me.

Kxa ḳılìrkâsaí tıḷǔı kas Dıdákí.
kxa ḳa<ılì-ŕk.~a.r̀>s~a.r̀-í tu<ı>ḷ~u.r̀-í kı<a>s da<ı>ḍ-ák-í
OBJ great<3.3PL-all>~PTCP-STAT member_of_set<3>~PTCP-STAT child<OBL> extend<3>-Y0+-STAT
He is the tallest child.

(The verb indicating the modified noun identifies a set or member of a set to which the
sentence's focus belongs uses, amusingly enough, the same root as the "equivalence"
verb used in the first sentence above, but in the intransitive. Huzzah, coincidences!)
Edit: Substituted a string instrument for a French interjection.

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Re: Taller and tallest!

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kiwikami wrote:Huzzah, coincidences!
Dıdákí - extend<3>-Y0+-STAT 1<OBL.AUG>

Image dudekkini - dinosaur

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dudekkini = 'the extended animal'
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Agschully, dudeχ was the endo/autonym for a race of sentient dinos that visited my :con: world a few times.
Spoiler:
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Dudeχ engineering on the mixing-board at Paisley Park flying a spaceship

Whether extensive in size, time or sentience... hmm. I can dig it.
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:con: Jïwaa'rkenon

In Jïwaa'rkenon there are basically two ways to translate these phrases. The shorter versions, which are quite direct translations, sound more neutral than the longer, 'difficult' ones.

Ciimonye taali sai.
ciimon-ye taali sai.
tall-1SG like 3SG.
I am as tall as him.

Loro sai lakuth ciimonuyra daabi loroye.
lor-o sai lak-uth ciimon-u-yra daabi lor-o-ye
represent-PRS 3SG person-INST.PL tall-INST-1PL.EXCL same represent-PRS-1SG
He is as tall as me. (lit: 'He represents tall people, who we are, the same as I do.')
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Ciimonsum sai'ja yendo.
ciimon-sum sai uuja yendo
tall-COMP 3SG than 1SG.
He is taller than me.

Loro sai lakuth ciimonuyra maada loroye.
lor-o sai lak-uth ciimon-u-yra maada lor-o-ye
represent-PRS 3SG person-INST.PL tall-INST-1PL.EXCL more represent-PRS-1SG.
He is taller than me. (lit: 'He represents tall people, who we are, more.')
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Ciimonsum sai'ja dasaainobaal.
ciimon-sum sai uuja dasaa-i-no-baal.
tall-COMP 3SG than child-NOM.PL-other-all
He is the tallest child. (lit: 'He is taller than all other children')

Loro sai dasaauthbaal ciimonubaal maada loro dasaaino.
lor-o sai dasaa-uth-baal ciimon-u-baal maada lor-o dasaa-i-no.
represent-PRS 3SG child-INST.PL tall-INST-all tall-INST-all more represent-PRS child-NOM.PL-other
He is the tallest child. (lit: 'He represents tall children, who they all are, more than the other children do.')

In colloquial speech, one can leave out the loroye / loro dasaaino at the end of the sentences.
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Re: Taller and tallest!

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:tan: Swahili:

The simplest way in Swahili is like this ...

Yeye ni mrefu zaidi yangu.
yeye ni m-refu zaidi y-angu
3s.ANIM COP 3s.ANIM-tall COMP/SUP CL9-GEN.1s

He is taller than me.

Yeye ni mtoto mrefu zaidi.
3s.ANIM COP child(CL1) 3s.ANIM-tall COMP/SUP
He is the tallest child.
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = specific / non-specific, AG = agent, E = entity (person, animal, thing)
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Re: Taller and tallest!

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:con: Ular

他歌我迷大。
Tōn kà lăn mû khũr.

TOP.3SG COMP 1SG COMP big
He is taller than me.

他歌儿人都迷大。
Tōn kà rhánngō tów mû khũr.

TOP.3SG COMP child all COMP big
He is the tallest child.

他大的我怎。
Tōn khũr tā lăn mán.

TOP.3SG big PART 1SG alike
He is as big as me.
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Re: Taller and tallest!

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:con: Lairäts

He is taller than me.
Lagwität she red.
/lɑˈgwitæt ʃe red/ or [lɑˈgwitɛt ʃe red] in casual/fast speech
la-gwit-ät she red
be.tall-COMP-GNO than PRO.1SG.OBL

He is the tallest child.
Eit abäj lagwitshudätei.
/eɪt ˈɑbæʒ lagwitʃʌˈdæteɪ/ or [eɪ ˈɑbɛʒ lagwitʃʌˈdæteɪ] in casual/fast speech
ei-t abäj la-gwitshud-ät-ei
be-GNO child be.tall-SUP-GNO-ACT.PART
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