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ɦʌ
be.3SG.PRES

'This is the outcome of the worst mentatlity.' (01.076)
b. ओ लोग के भाषा आउर लोग से तिनका फरक बा ।

o loɡ ke b ̤ ɑsɑ ɑur loɡ se [tʌnikɑ] DW
3SG PL GEN language other people ABL little

[pʰʌrʌk] ADJ bɑ
different be.3SG.PRES

'Their language is a bit different from the others.' (03.169)

The examples in (41a-b) exemplify that the degree words ब`त /bʌɦut/ 'very'
and तिनका /tʌnikɑ/ 'a bit' precede the adjectives गलत /ɡʌlʌt/ 'bad' and फरक /pʰʌrʌk/

'different' they intensify respectively.

(ii) Comparative construction
In the comparative construction to expression of adjective, the order is
standard marker-adjective in Bhojpuri, as in (42a-b).

(42) a. बािल सुvीव से बGरआर रहे ।

bɑli suɡrib [se] SM [bʌriɑr] ADJ rʌɦe
bɑli suɡrib se bʌriɑr rʌɦ-e
Bali Sugriva comp strong live-3.PST

'Bali was stronger than Sugriva.'

b. एह तरे सब से उwम कृिषकाय) बा कहल जात रहे ।
eɦ tʌre [sʌb se] SM [uttʌm] ADJ krisikɑryʌ bɑ

eɦ tʌre sʌb se uttʌm krisi-kɑryʌ bɑ
PROX such all than preferable agriculture-work be.3SG.PRES

kʌɦʌl jɑt rʌɦe
kʌɦ-ʌl jɑ-ʌt rʌɦ-e
say-INF go-IMPF live-3.PST

'So, the agriculture was said to be the best choice of occupations.' (03.315)

Going through instances (42a-b), से /se/ 'than' is used before the adjective
बGरआर /bʌriɑr/ 'strong' to change it into comparative in (42a) and before the adjective

उwम /uttʌm/ 'preferable' preceded by सब /sʌb/ 'all' to change it into superlative in (42b).

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