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[Comparison]
Herlein (1718) (pp.280-282): no data
Nepveu (1765) (pp.280-282): no data
Van Dyk (c.1770) (pp.1-112)
| Joe jam morre metti liki briddi (3/27) |
| You eat more meat than bread |
‘You eat more meat than bread’
| Da heri no kan kissi morre bon misi liki dissi |
| The gentleman NEG can get more good miss than REL |
‘This gentleman cannot have a better bride than the
| a za kissi (3/33) |
| he TNS get |
one he is going to have’
| Mi jam morre likki joe (3/40) |
| I eat more than you |
‘I eat more than you do’
| Joe no de morre bon likki na disi manmatim (3/42) |
| You not BE more good than LOC this morning |
‘Aren't you feeling better now than you were this morning?’
| Ai mi slibi morre likki drie uri tem (3/41) |
| Yes I sleep more than three hours time |
‘Yes, I've been sleeping for more than three hours’
| mie dee more zatte likki tare drinki hosse (3/46) |
| I BE more? (short?) than other drink houses |
‘my tavern is cheaper than the other ones’
| Bassia fom trawan gi da homan morre liki joe |
| Overseer beat the-other give the woman more than you |
‘Overseer, give the other woman a better beating than
| gi da fossiwan (3/48) |
| give the first-one |
you gave the first one’
| jou moese fom dem morre likkie joe doe (3/53) |
| you must beat them more than you do |
‘you should beat them more than you're doing’
| zensi a de na pranasi a habi morre likki drie ten |
| since he BE LOC plantation he have more than three time |
‘since he came to the plantation he had more than thirty
| tien homan kaba (3/65) |
| ten women already |
women already’
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| homan de na hosse habbe alletem morre bon lieke fiele homan |
| women be LOC house have always more good than field women |
‘domestic slaves are always better off than field slaves’ (3/66)
| morre liki toe ten tien go we na bossi (3/79) |
| more than two time ten go away LOC bush |
‘more than twenty have fled into the bush’
| da gron no mosse morre biki liki wan hondert na |
| the ground not must more big than one hundred and |
‘the fields should not be over 150 acres’
| vyfi ten tien akkers (3/87) |
| five time ten acres |
| den myki plysiri morre na drie de na bakke makanderen |
| they make fun more than three days LOC back each other |
‘they've been making fun for more than three days in a row’ (3/93)
| joe hoendi morre na toe ten tien na bossi (3/96) |
| you chase more than two time ten LOC bush |
‘you chased away more than twenty into the bush’
| Mi no potti wan zanti na da brifi morre likki mi |
| I NEG put one thing LOC the letter more than I |
‘I didn't write anything in that letter except to invite
| kalle da mastra lange schrifi man fo kom jussena (3/97) |
| call the gentleman with write man for come just-now |
the gentleman and his clerk to come by once’
Schumann (1783) (pp.44-305)
| ju betre morro leki mi? (4/62-1) |
| You better more than me? |
‘Are you better than me?’
| a biggi morro mi (4/62-2) |
| He big exceed me |
‘He's bigger than me’
| a langa morro mi (4/62-3) |
| He tall exceed me |
‘He's taller than me’
| datti wi takki morro hesi, leki: da glassi de fulu ‘vo’ |
| That we say more quickly than: ‘da glassi de fulu “vo” |
“We would rather say that than “da glassi de fulu “vo” wini””
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| meki mi go na sorro, futu moro hessi lekki boto (4/107) |
| Make me go LOC shore, foot more quick than boat |
‘Let me go ashore, I can go faster on foot than by boat’
| dem gongossa morro dago (4/112) |
| They vicious exceed dog |
‘They're more vicious than a dog’
| a grandi va mi (4/113) |
| He old for me |
‘He's older than me’
| datti takki: ju habi so ougri hatti, têh ju no kann |
| That means: you have such evil heart, till you NEG can |
‘That means: you have such an evil heart, that you can't
| habi hem morro ougri na so, leki hufa ju habi hem (4/123) |
| have it more evil than so like how you have it |
have it more evil’
| a hati morro pepre (4/149) |
| it hot exceed pepper |
‘it's hotter than pepper’
| tog, effi somma skrekki, wi takki morro hessi: a kikki |
| still, if someone startle, we say more quickly 'a kikki |
‘Still, if someone has been startled we would say 'a kikki
| bakka; leki: a pussu bakka (4/151) |
| bakka' than 'a pussu bakka' |
bakka' rather than 'a pussu bakka'’
| ma tog mi no habi so menni kompe, no morro leki wan |
| but still I NEG have so many friends, NEG more than one |
‘but still I don't have so many friends, not more than a few’
| tu dri (4/156-1) |
| two three |
| bikasi kompe de hali morro klossi bai na hem, leki mati |
| because kompe ASP draw more close by LOC him than mati |
‘because a kompe draws more closely to him than a mati’ (4/156-2)
| kwassikwassi pori morro dago leki ougrimeti srefi (4/169) |
| kwassikwassi destroy more dogs than tiger self |
‘a kwassikwassi kills even more dogs than a tiger’
| ju langa morro mi (4/172-1) |
| you tall exceed me |
‘you're taller than me’
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| ju langa morro na mi (4/172-2) |
| you tall more than me |
‘you're taller than me’
| you de morro langa leki mi (4/172-3) |
| you be more tall than me |
‘you're taller than me’
| da nefi de morro bun leki da tarrawan (4/175-1) |
| this knife BE more good than the other-one |
‘this knife is better than the other one’
| datti de moro betre, leki hufa ju ben meki hem da fossitron |
| this be more better than how you TNS make it the firsttime |
‘this is better than how you did it the first time’ (4/175-2)
| a de morro langa leki mi (4/175-3) |
| he BE more tall than me |
‘he's taller than me’
| a langa morro na mi (4/175-4) |
| he tall more than me |
‘he's taller than me’
| mi sa gi ju morro leki datti (4/176-1) |
| I TNS give you more than that |
‘I shall give you more than that’
| mi sa gi ju morro na so (4/176-2) |
| I TNS give you more than this-way |
‘I shall give you more than this’
| ju no kann kissi hem morro betre na so (4/176-3) |
| you NEG can get it more better than this-way |
‘you can't get it better than this’
| ju no kann kissi hem morro betre leki so (4/176-4) |
| you NEG can get it more better than this-way |
‘you can't get it better than this’
| mi wakka morro na ju (4/176-5) |
| I walk more than you |
‘I walk better than you’
| ju hatti no kann morro ougri, leki hufa a de (4/176-6) |
| your heart NEG can more evil than how it BE |
‘your heart can't be more evil than it is’
| ju hatti no kan pori morro na so (4/176-7) |
| your heart NEG can spoil more than this-way |
‘your heart can't be spoilt more than it is’
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| mangri fütti somma morro betre leki fattu (4/185) |
| thin fit people more better than fat |
‘it is better to be thin than to be fat’
| pakkira krassi morro na pingo (4/214) |
| pakkira mean more than pingo |
‘a pakkira is meaner than a pingo’
| da pikin Ningre langa morro na ju (4/221) |
| the small negro tall more than you |
‘the little negro is taller than you’
| ju tranga morro mi (4/282) |
| you strong exceed me |
‘you're stronger than me’
Stedman (1796) (passim): no data
Weygandt (1798) (pp.1-144)
| Moro lekie retiemiendrie (6/7) |
| More than right-middle |
‘More than half’
| Mie moro jongoe lekie joe (6/87) |
| I more young than you |
‘I'm younger than you’
| Da no ben moro lekie alfoe wan (6/94) |
| It NEG TNS ø more than half one |
‘It only struck half past twelve’
| Joe dé n'jam moro metie lekie brédee (6/95) |
| You ASP eat more meat than bread |
‘You're eating more meat than bread’
| Tidee da weerie dé moro mooi lekie esredee (6/98) |
| Today the weather BE more nice than yesterday |
‘Today the weather is better than it was yesterday’
| Tan mie sneyrie sa sabie datie moro betree lekie mie |
| Wait my tailor MOD know that more better than me |
‘Wait, my tailor will know that better than I do’ (6/106)
| Mie no moe abie moro lekie fo jarie (6/108-1) |
| I NEG must have more than four yards |
‘I only need four yards (of cloth)’
| Mie dé gie joe moro betree koopoe lekie wan trawan |
| I ASP give you more better buy than a other-one |
‘I'm selling you at a better price than anyone else’ (6/108-2)
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| Den ben dé werie toedrie tem pasa moro biegie wan (6/111) |
| They TNS ASP wear two-three time pass more big one |
‘Some time ago people were wearing bigger ones’
| Mie no dee doe moro lekie den takie gie mie (6/115) |
| I NEG ASP do more than they talk give me |
‘I only do what I'm told to do’
| Mie lobie foe dee nanga joe moro lekie nanga wan trawan |
| I love for be with you more than with a other-one |
‘I love to be with you more than with anyone else’ (6/121)
| Joe dé sie mie foe wan soema diesie kiebrie sanie na |
| You ASP see me for a person REL cover thing LOC |
‘Do you think of me as someone who will keep things to
| hatie foetroe? No moro lekie wan trawan troetroe (6/123) |
| heart for-true? NEG more than a other-one true-true |
himself? Not more than anybody else, that's for sure’
| mara foeloe sama dé loekoe moro na da pliesierie |
| but many people ASP look more LOC the pleasure |
‘but many people will emphasize the pleasant rather than
| lekie na da takroesey (6/143) |
| than LOC the ugly-side |
the unpleasant side (i.e. of plantation life)’
Wennekers (1822) (pp.1-42)
| Joe no lobbi joe boen Tattà na Hemeli (...), disi dee |
| You NEG love your good Father LOC Heaven (...), REL BE |
‘Don't you love your good Father in Heaven who is better
| boen morro leki alla-sani? (7/2) |
| good more than all-thing? |
than anything else?’
| joe no kan holi morro leki wan man offo wan oema (7/3) |
| you NEG can hold more than one man or one woman |
‘you cannot have more than one man or one woman’
| Boen Gado! joe dee morro boen leki alla sani (7/4) |
| Good God! you BE more good than all thing |
‘Dear God! you are better than anything else’
| joe dee na blessi morro leki alla oema (7/6) |
| you be LOC bless more than all women |
‘you are blessed more than any other woman’
| mi dee lobbi joe nanga alla mi hatti morro leki alla sani |
| I ASP love you with all my heart more than all thing |
‘I love you more than anything else, with all my heart’ (7/7)
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| Joe sa lobbi Gado morro leki alla sani (7/8) |
| You MOD love God more than all thing |
‘You shall love God more than anything else’
| joe disi dee morro boen leki alla sani (7/10) |
| you who BE more good than all thing |
‘you who are better than anything else’
| Na joe wi meki paiman Nanga ibri ogri doe, |
| LOC you we make debt with every wicked act |
‘With every evil deed we run into greater debts with you
| Gran morro leki paiman Va trà Soema na wi (7/18-1) |
| big more than debt of other people LOC we |
than the debts other people have with us’
| Morro alla Santa Oema Da zegi dee na joe (7/18-2) |
| Exceed all Holy Women the bless BE LOC you |
‘Blessings be with you more than with any Holy Woman’
| Den pikien moessoe memre, offi den kom na |
| The children must remember, if they come LOC |
‘When they come to confess, children should remember
| biekti-kamera, foe den kom Morro na fesi va Gado |
| confessional-box, for they come more LOC face of God |
they're standing before God rather than before man’
| leki na fesi va wan soema (7/31-32) |
| than LOC face of a person |
| Troetroe; mà Gado Masra disi ben meki datti, a morro |
| Truetrue; but God Master who TNS make that, he more |
‘True, but God who made that is more beautiful than all that’
| mooy leki alla dasani (7/34) |
| beautiful than all that-thing |
| joe srefi dee betre leki joe Gado (7/36-1) |
| you self BE better than your gods |
‘you yourself are better than your gods’
| A no betre foe pratti na wan louw pleziri, disi |
| It NEG better for part LOC a foolish pleasure, REL |
‘Isn't it better to quit a foolish pleasure than to
| kabà wantem, leki pinà na faya teego teego? (7/36-2) |
| finish once, than suffer LOC fire ever ever? |
suffer in hell for ever and ever?’
| A no betre srefi foe pina alla soortoe trobbi na |
| It not better even for suffer all kinds trouble LOC |
‘Isn't it even better to suffer all kinds of trouble on
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| disi grontappo, na disi sjatoe libi, leki foe dee na |
| this earth, LOC this short life, than for be LOC |
this earth, during this short life, than to suffer God's
| Gado-straffoe allatem doro doro? (7/38) |
| God-punish all-time through through? |
punishment for ever and ever?’
| joe no (sic) sa lobbi Gado morro leki alla sani (7/41) |
| you NEG MOD love God more than all thing |
‘you shall not love God more than anything else’
| Den mankeri-zonde tegi da fossiwan Gebod dee: |
| The lack-sins against the first-one Commandment BE: |
‘The sins of negligence against the first commandment are:
| (...) foe hoopoe morro na kondre offo na wan soema |
| to hope more LOC country or LOC a person |
to put more faith in the world or in a person than in God’
| tappo, leki na Gado tappo (7/42-1) |
| top, than LOC God top |
| (see above): foe lobbi wan soema offo wan sani morro |
| for love a person or a thing more |
‘to love someone or something more than God’
| leki Gado (7/42-2) |
| than God |
Luke (1829) (pp.6-146)
| Masra de nanga joe, a blesi joe moro leki ala tra oeman |
| Lord BE with you, he bless you more than all other women |
‘The Lord is with you; he's blessed you more than any other woman’ (8/8)
| Oen no moe haksi moro foeloe moni, leki lanti ben potti |
| You NEG must ask more much money than land TNS put |
‘You shouldn't ask for more money than the authorities have determined’ (8/22-1)
| wan trawan sa kom na mi baka, disi tranga moro leki mi |
| a other-one TNS come LOC my back REL strong more than me |
‘someone else shall come after me who is stronger than me’ (8/22-2)
| ma tog da moro lage soema na Gadokondre de bigi |
| but still the more lowly people LOC God-country BE big |
‘but still the lowliest people in the Kingdom of Heaven
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| moro leki hem (8/46) |
| more than him |
are bigger than him’
| Wi no ha noti moro, leki vijvi brede nanga toe fisi |
| We NEG have nothing more than five bread and two fish |
‘We have nothing but five loaves of bread and two fishes’ (8/58)
| wan trawan, disi de tranga moro leki hem (8/74-1) |
| a other-one who BE strong more than him |
‘someone else who is stronger than him’
| sebi tra jeje moro (...), disi ogri moro leki hem srefi |
| seven other ghosts more REL ugly more than him self |
‘seven more ghosts that are more evil than himself’ (8/74-2)
| En so a kom moro ogri nanga da soema na bakatem, |
| And thus it come more ugly with the person LOC back-time |
‘And thus things went worse with that person than they
| leki a ben de na fositem (8/74-3) |
| than it TNS BE LOC first-time |
were at first’
| we, dia oen de si wan soema, disi bigi moro leki Salomo |
| well, here you ASP see a person REL big more than Solomon |
‘well, here you see someone who is bigger than Solomon’ (8/74-4)
| we, dia oen de si wan soema, disi bigi moro leki Jonas |
| well, here you ASP see a person REL big more than Jonah |
‘well, here you see someone who is bigger than Jonah’ (8/74-5)
| bikasi oen waarti moro leki foeloe pikin fowloe (8/78) |
| because you ø worth more than many small birds |
‘because you are worth more than many little birds’
| Da liebi no waarti moro leki da njanjam (8/80-1) |
| The life NEG ø worth more than the food? |
‘Isn't life worth more than food?’
| en skin no waarti moro leki dem klosi? (8/80-2) |
| and skin NEG ø worth more than the clothes? |
‘and isn't your body worth more than clothes?’
| We, oenoe no waarti moro leki dem fowloe? (8/80) |
| Well, you NEG ø worth more than the birds? |
‘Well, aren't you worth more than birds?’
| Hoesoema vo oen sa man, vo holi da liebi vo hem |
| Who-person of you MOD be-able for hold the life of him |
‘Who among you will be able to keep his life for half an
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| wan hafoe joeroe moro langa (leki Gado ben potti hem) (8/82) |
| a half hour more long (than God TNS put it) |
hour more than God has determined?’
| dem Galileasoema (...) ben de moro ogri zondaar leki ala |
| the Galilee-people TNS BE more ugly sinners than all |
‘those Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans’
| dem tra Galilea-soema (8/86-1) |
| the other Galilee-people |
| oen denke taki, dem ben doe moro foeloe ogri leki ala dem |
| you think say they TNS do more much evil than all the |
‘do you think they did more evil than everybody else who
| tra soema, disi de liebi na Jerusalem? (8/86-2) |
| other people who ASP live LOC Jerusalem? |
lived in Jerusalem?’
| bika somtem a ben verzoekoe wan tra soema moro, di |
| because maybe he TNS invite a other person more REL |
‘because he may have invited somebody else who is more
| grani moro leki joe (8/92) |
| important more than you |
important than you are’
| So srefi toe dem sa plisiri na ini hemel vo wan |
| Thus same too they will rejoice LOC inside heaven for one |
‘In the same way there will be more joy in heaven about one
| enkli zondaar, disi draai hem liebi, moro leki vo |
| single sinner, REL turn his life, more than for |
single sinner who has changed his life than about
| negitentien na negi regtvaardiki soema, disi no ha |
| ninety and nine righteous people, REL NEG have |
ninety nine people for whom there is no need to change
| vanoodoe vo draai dem liebi (8/96) |
| need for turn their life |
their lives’
| Ma tog (alatem) dem pikien vo disi grontapo na ini |
| But still (all-time) the children of this earth LOC inside |
‘But still the children of this earth are smarter in their
| dem afeersi vo dem dem koni moro leki dem pikien vo |
| the affairs of them they smart more than the children of |
doings than the children of light’
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| No wan foetoeboi kan dieni toe masra, zondro vo a |
| NEG one errand-boy can serve two masters without for he |
‘One errand-boy cannot serve two masters without loving
| lobbi da wan moro leki da trawan (8/100-2) |
| love the one more than the other |
one more than the other’
| Ma tog moro hesi Gado sa poeloe hemel nanga grontapo |
| But still more quick God MOD pull heaven and earth |
‘But still God will rather take back heaven and earth than
| baka, leki a sa poeloe da moro pikin letre vo da wet |
| back than he MOD pull the more small letter of the law |
to take back the tiniest letter of the law’ (8/102)
| A ben sa de moro betre vo da soema, efi dem ben tai |
| It TNS MOD BE more better for the person, if they TNS tie |
‘It would be better for that person if they would tie a big
| wan bigi stoon na hem neki, soengoe hem na ini dipi zee, |
| a big stone LOC his neck sink him LOC inside deep sea |
stone around his neck to sink him into the deep sea than for
| leki hem de seti trapoe gi wan vo dem pikinwan dia, |
| than he ASP set traps give one of the little-ones here |
him to set traps for one of the little ones here to make him
| vo a fadom (8/104) |
| for he fall-down |
fall down’
| Moro hesi wan kameeli sa go na ini hai vo wan nanai, |
| More quick a camel MOD go LOC inside eye of a needle |
‘It's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle
| leki wan goedoeman sa kom na Gadokondre (8/110) |
| than a wealth-man MOD come LOC God-country |
than for a wealthy man to enter God's kingdom’
| da poti weduwe disia ben potti moro foeloe na ini |
| the poor widow this-here TNS put more much LOC inside |
‘this poor widow here put in more than all the others’
| leki ala dem trawan (8/124) |
| than all the other-ones |
Acts (1829) (pp.150-280)
| Oen srefi kan kroetoe dati, efi a sa reti na Gado fesi, |
| You self can decide that, if it MOD ø right LOC God face |
‘You can decide for yourselves if it's right in the face of
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| vo wi harki oenoe moro leki Gado (9/164-1) |
| for we listen you more than God |
God for us to listen to you rather than to God’
| En da soema (...) ben ouroe moro leki fotentien jari |
| And the person TNS old more than forty years |
‘And that person was already over forty’
kaba (9/164-2)
already
| Wi moese harki Gado moro leki liebisoema (9/170) |
| We must listen God more than life-people |
‘We should listen to God rather than to people’
| A moro switi vo gi sani, leki vo teki sani (9/244) |
| It more sweet for give things than for take things |
‘It's sweeter to give than it is to take’
| Dem ben de moro leki fotentien soema, disi ben sweri |
| They TNS BE more than forty people REL TNS swear |
‘More than forty people swore the oath’
| da sweri (9/256) |
| the oath |
| no moro leki twaalvoe dei pasa, sinsi mi ben go na |
| NEG more than twelve days pass since I TNS go LOC |
‘not more than twelve days have passed since I went to
| Jerusalem vo aanbegi (9/260) |
| Jerusalem for pray |
Jerusalem to pray’
| mi si wan letti vo hemel na pasi, a blinkri moro leki zon |
| I see a light of heaven LOC road it shine more than sun |
‘I saw a light from heaven on the road that shone more fiercely than the sun’ (9/268)
Cesaari (1836-1837) (pp.292-298): no data
Helmig van der Vegt (1844) (pp.1-56)
| A morro jongoe leki mi pikien (11/21) |
| He more young than my child |
‘He's younger than my child’
| Mi no de doe morro, leki den takki gi mi (11/43) |
| I NEG ASP do more than they tell give me |
‘I only do what I'm told to do’
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Grammatik (1854) (pp.3-67)
| Hem de moro switi leki joe (12/12) |
| He BE more sweet than you |
‘He's nicer than you’
| Bakra koni, moro leki ningre (12/13-1) |
| White-man smart more than negro |
‘The white man is smarter than the negro’
| Bakra moro koni leki ningre (12/13-2) |
| White-man more smart than negro |
‘The white man is smarter than the negro’
| Jan switi, moro leki David (12/13-3) |
| Jan sweet more than David |
‘Jan is nicer than David’
| Masra N. moro koni, leki ala tra bakra (12/13-4) |
| Master N. more smart than all other white-men |
‘Mister N. is smarter than all the other whites’
| Masra N. koni, moro leki ala tra bakra (12/13-5) |
| Master N. smart more than all other white-men |
‘Mister N. is smarter than all the other whites’
| Masra N. koni moro ala tra bakra (12/13-6) |
| Master N. smart exceed all other white-men |
‘Mister N. is smarter than all the other whites’
| Jacob ben lobbi Joseph moro tranga, leki ala dem tra |
| Jacob TNS love Joseph more strong than all the other |
‘Jacob loved Joseph more than all his other children’
| pikien vo hem (12/13-7) |
| children of him |
| Wan bigi stoon moro hebi, leki wan pikinwan (12/14-1) |
| A big stone more heavy than a little-one |
‘A big rock is heavier than a little one’
| Jonge hasi moro boen, leki ouroewan (12/14-2) |
| Young horses more good than old-ones |
‘Young horses are better than old horses’
| Da wiwiri vo da blaka dagoe moro safoe, leki di vo |
| The hair of the black dog more soft than that of |
‘The hair of the black dog is softer than that of the
| da wetiwan (12/14-3) |
| the white-one |
white dog’
| |
| |
| Da moro pikin brara sabi moro foeloe, leki da moro |
| The more small brother know more much than the more |
‘The young boy knows more than his older brother’
| bigiwan (12/14-4) |
| big-one |
| Wan soema kan si tra soema foutoe moro hesi, leki di |
| A person can see other people faults more quick than those |
‘It's easier to see other people's faults than one's own’
| vo hem srefi (12/36-1) |
| of him self |
| Soema kan si trawan foutoe moro hesi, leki di vo |
| People can see other-ones faults more quick than those of |
‘It's easier to see other people's faults than one's own’
| dem srefi (12/36-2) |
| them self |
| Trawan kan si trawan foutoe moro hesi, leki di vo |
| Other-one can see other-one faults more quick than those of |
‘It's easier to see other people's faults than one's own’
| hem srefi (12/37-1) |
| him self |
| Dem kan si tra soema foutoe moro hesi, leki di vo |
| They can see other people faults more quick than those of |
‘It's easier to see other people's faults than one's own’
| dem srefi (12/37-2) |
| them self |
| Wi kan si tra soema foutoe moro hesi, leki di vo |
| We can see other people faults more quick than those of |
‘It's easier to see other people's faults than one's own’
| wi srefi (12/37-3) |
| we self |
| Joe kan si tra soema foutoe moro hesi, leki di vo |
| You can see other people faults more quick than those of |
‘It's easier to see other people's faults than one's own’
| joe srefi (12/37-4) |
| you self |
| A bigi moro, leki hem brara (12/62-1) |
| He big more than his brother |
‘He's taller than his brother’
| |
| |
| Mi lobbi Jan moro, leki mi lobbi Adam (12/62-2) |
| I love Jan more than I love Adam |
‘I love Jan more than Adam’
Focke (1855) (pp.1-152)
| Bégi móro bétre léki foefoéroe, ma wróko da bâsi (13/10) |
| Beg ø more better than steal but work BE boss |
‘To beg is better than to steal, but to work is best’
| A móro bétre léki (13/11) |
| It ø more better than ... |
‘It's better than ...’
| bétre wan háfoe éksi, leki sóso bóeba (13/13) |
| better a half egg than just skin |
‘half a loaf is better than no bread’
| Joe gráni móro mi (13/39) |
| You old exceed me |
‘You're older than me’
| Ai ba'! joe kóni móro mi! (13/62) |
| Well friend! you smart exceed me |
‘Well friend! you're smarter than me’
| Joe moe krom joe hánoe móro na so (13/67) |
| You must bend your hand more than this-way |
‘You should bend your hand even more’
| Móro na so (13/84-1) |
| More than this-way |
‘More than that’
| No móro léki toe (13/84-2) |
| NEG more than two |
‘Only two’
| Adám móro lánga na mi (13/86) |
| Adam ø more tall than me |
‘Adam's taller than me’
Wullschlägel (1856) (pp.9 & 159: entries als, ‘than’, and mehr, ‘more’)
| a moro bigi leki mi (14/9-1) |
| he ø more big than me |
‘he's bigger than me’
| a bigi moro leki mi (14/9-2) |
| he big more than me |
‘he's bigger than me’
| |
| |
| a bigi moro mi (14/9-3) |
| he big exceed me |
‘he's bigger than me’
| a moro langa na mi (14/9-4) |
| he ø more tall than me |
‘he's taller than me’
| no moro leki reti (14/159-1) |
| NEG more than rightly |
‘quite rightly’
| moro leki toe jari pasá kabá (14/159-2) |
| more than two years pass already |
‘more than two years have passed already’
| moro leki wantron (14/159-3) |
| more than one-turn |
‘more than once’
King Berichten (1864-1870) (pp.16-25)
| den loekoeman, den gi den bigi lespeki moro leki den |
| the priests, they give them big respect more than the |
‘they respect the priests even more than the chiefs’
| edeman srefi (15/19-1) |
| chiefs self |
| bikasi ala soema poti fertrow na den tapoe moro leki |
| because all people put faith LOC them top more than |
‘because everybody puts even more faith in them than in God’
| (na) Masra Gado srefi (15/19-2) |
| (LOC) Master God self |
| Di den sabi taki mansoema abi takroe lostoe na |
| Since they know say man-person have wicked lust LOC |
‘Since they know that men have more evil physical desires
| skin moro leki den (15/21) |
| body more than they |
than they have’
| Wan tra sani agen, leriman, a de na foto dja moro |
| One other thing, teachers, it BE LOC city here more |
‘There's one other thing, teachers, which occurs more often
| foeroe leki na boesi kondre èn na pranasi (15/22) |
| much than LOC bush country and LOC plantation |
here in the city than in the bush or on the plantations’
| |
| |
King Maripaston (1891-1894) (pp.51-61)
| èn no wan tra libisoema de na disi grontapoe, di kan |
| and NEG one other person BE LOC this earth REL can |
‘and there's nobody on this earth who believes in
| bribi Gado moro leki hen (16/54-1) |
| believe God more than him |
God more firmly than he does’
| We, di Noah kosi mi moro leki ala den tra dinari |
| Well, since Noah curse me more than all the other servants |
‘Well, since Noah (King's half-brother) cursed me more than any other servant’ (16/54-2)
| Noah de moro tefréde foe jere, leki (te) mi Johannes |
| Noah BE more satisfied for hear than (when) I Johannes |
‘Noah would rather hear others speak than me, Johannes
| King taki (16/54-3) |
| King talk |
King’
| Johannes King abi boen nen toemoesi na kondre, moro leki |
| Johannes King have good name too-much LOC country more than |
‘Johannes King has a much better reputation in the country
than him (i.e. Noah, King's half-brother)’
| bikasi Johannes King abi bigi nen moro leki hen (16/56-2) |
| because Johannes King have big name more than him |
‘because Johannes King has a much bigger name than he has’
| Disi de bigi moro ala goedoe di de |
| This BE big exceed all treasures REL BE |
‘This (church) is a greater treasure than all others that
| foe soema kari nanga nen na na heri grontapoe (16/59) |
| for people call with name LOC the whole earth |
can be named on this earth’
| En na kerki (...), dati de na goedoe di bigi moro ala |
| And the church that BE the treasure REL big exceed all |
‘And the church is the biggest treasure of all’
| tra goedoe (16/60-1) |
| other treasures |
| A hari den abra go na ini na srefi sondoe leki fa hen |
| He pull them over go LOC inside the same sin like how he |
‘He persuaded them to commit the same sin that he committed,
| |
| |
| srefi de na ini toe, èn moro ogri srefi leki hen |
| self BE LOC inside too and more evil even than him |
and even worse’ (16/60-2)
| a teki sani foe grontapoe moro warti leki sani foe Masra |
| he take things of earth more worth than things of Master |
‘he valued worldly things more highly than the things of the Lord’ (16/61-1)
| We, di Noah soekoe toemoesi bigi fasi foe grontapoe, |
| Well, since Noah seek too-much big fashion of earth |
‘Well, since Noah has been after worldly things more than
| moro san di Gado gi hen (16/61-2) |
| exceed thing that God give him |
after the things God gave him’
| na hanoe foe Masra Gado sa fadon na oen tapoe bakaten |
| the hand of God TNS fall-down LOC you top later |
‘God's hand will fall down on you later with more strength
| moro ogri leki na fosi (16/61-3) |
| more ugly than LOC first |
than at first’
Albitrouw Anake (1894) (pp.28-37)
| Na mindri (foe) den Domi-nengre den srefi abi wan ede |
| LOC middle (of) the Domi-negroes they self have one head |
‘Among the Domi-negroes there was a family that was more
| èn moro bigi èn é famiri moro leki den trawan (17/28) |
| and more big and high family more than the other-ones |
important and more highly esteemed than the others’
| Den sa gi en moro strafoe leki Anake èn Akinboto |
| They TNS give him more punishment than Anake and Akinboto |
‘They'll punish him more severely than Anake and Akinboto’ (17/36)
Kraag (1894-1896) (pp.34-43)
| Den ben abi moro leki den kan gebroiki srefi (18/38) |
| They TNS have more than they can use even |
‘They had even more than they could use’
Albitrouw Aurora (1896) (pp.15-24)
| Dja de wan moro boen presi foe bow kerki leki jana(19/18) |
| Here BE a more good place for build church than yonder |
‘This is a better place to build a church than over there’
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| |
Makzien I (1902) (pp.1-18)
| a tan leki na ini goutoe-boesi jee habi moro |
| it stand like LOC inside gold-bush you-ASP have more |
‘it's as if there are more heathens than Christians in the
| foeloe heidensoema leki kristen (20/3) |
| much heathen-people than Christians |
gold forest’
| ja dem ben soengoe go moro dipi srefi leki da gron |
| yes, they TNS sink go more deep even than the ground |
‘yes, they sunk even more deeply than the bottom of the
| vo da swampoe ben de (20/12) |
| of the swamp TNS BE |
swamp’
| A moro boen hem go na ini da swampoe leki wi (20/13) |
| It ø more good he go LOC inside the swamp than we |
‘It's better for him to go into the swamp than for us’
| A langa pasa 40 voet (20/14) |
| It long pass 40 feet |
‘It's longer than 40 feet’
| jete Masra Jezus ben hopo moro vroekoe leki dem (20/17) |
| still Master Jesus TNS get-up more early than them |
‘but still our Lord Jesus had got up before them’
| Wansani, disi de moro hebi leki wan bigi stoon, de gi |
| One-thing that BE more heavy than a big stone ASP give |
‘Something which is heavier than a big rock gives us
| wi brokohede (20/18) |
| us break-head |
sorrow’
Helstone (1903) (pp.1-56)
| Dem letter di habi wan moro duidelijk klank moro dem |
| The letters REL have a more clear sound exceed the |
‘The letters that sound more clearly than the others are
| trawan dem kali “klinkers” na hollandsch tongo (21/1) |
| other-ones they call klinkers LOC Dutch language |
called klinkers (i.e. vowels) in Dutch’
| Dem woortoe di meki dem toe laatste zin moro langa |
| The words REL make the two latter sentences more long |
‘The words that make the latter two sentences longer than
| |
| |
| dan da fosiwan dem kali “bepalingen” (21/6) |
| than the first-one they call bepalingen |
the former are called bepalingen (i.e. adjuncts)’
| Honi moro switi dan soekroe (21/12-1) |
| Honey ø more sweet than sugar |
‘Honey is sweeter than sugar’
| Mi moro ouroe dan joe (21/12-2) |
| I ø more old than you |
‘I'm older than you’
| mi wiwiri moro weti toe dan di vo joe (21/12-3) |
| my hair ø more white also than that of you |
‘my hair is also whiter than yours’
| Joe wani boto moe waka moro hesi dan stoomboto? (21/12-4) |
| You want boat must walk more quick than steamboat |
‘You want a boat to go faster than a steamer?’
| Mi moro langa dan joe (21/12-5) |
| I ø more tall than you |
‘I'm taller than you’
| Dagoe moro gauw dan alla meti (21/12-6) |
| Dogs ø more adroit than all animals |
‘Dogs are more adroit than any other animal’
| ma keskesi moro koni dan alla (21/12-7) |
| but monkeys ø more smart than all |
‘but monkeys are smarter than any other animal’
| Vo gi sani moro switi dan vo teki (21/12-8) |
| For give things ø more sweet than for take |
‘It's nicer to give than it is to take’
| A moro switi moro honi (21/12-9) |
| It ø more sweet exceed honey |
‘It's sweeter than honey’
| ma da wan kan dee moro betre dan da trawan (21/12-10) |
| but the one can BE more better than the other-one |
‘but the one may be better than the other’
| Anna moro deki dan Johanna (21/12-11) |
| Anna ø more fat than Johanna |
‘Anna's fatter than Johanna’
| dati mi si moro dan wan soema (21/14) |
| that I see more than one person |
‘that I see more than one person’
| |
| |
| en so sreefi dem kan taki vo moro foeloe dan vo wan |
| and thus same they can talk of more much than of one |
‘and in the same way they can talk about more than just
| enkli sani nomo toe (21/19) |
| single thing only too |
one single thing’
Makzien II (1913) (pp.51-57): no data
Herskovits & Herskovits (1936) (pp.150-306)
| A taki pikinso moro lati a ben taigi Tigri (23/150) |
| He tell little more late he TNS tell-give Tiger |
‘He arranged a time with him a little later than with Tiger’
| Lei hati moro soro (23/168-1) |
| Lie hurt exceed wound |
‘A lie hurts more than a wound’
| ef' lei sa hati moro leiki dati? (23/168-2) |
| if lie MOD hurt more than that |
‘whether a lie can hurt more than that’
| ma na karu fo Syensyen kom moro moi leiki di |
| but the corn of Syensyen come more beautiful than that |
‘but Syensyen's corn grew better than Anansi's’
| fo Anansi (23/178) |
| of Anansi |
| dan den ‘e go nak’ den srefi fo si suma hanu moro |
| then they ASP go hit them self for see who hand ø more |
‘then they were going to strike each other to see whose
| hebi leik' trawan (23/186) |
| heavy than other-one |
hand was heavier’
| ma yu hanu moro hebi leki di fo mi (23/188) |
| but your hand ø more heavy than that of me |
‘but your hand is heavier than mine’
| Da' mi sab'-tak' mi sa frei moro hei leiki wan (23/192-1) |
| Then I know-say I MOD fly more high than one |
‘In that case I know I should fly higher than anybody else’
| suma ka frei moro hei leik' tra wan (23/192-2) |
| who can fly more high than other ones |
‘whoever can fly higher than anybody else’
| |
| |
| bika' a ben de moro hei leki Falek (23/194) |
| because he TNS BE more high than Falcon |
‘because he was higher than Falcon’
| Yu sab' na horo moro mi, so na yu mu go (23/196) |
| You know the hole exceed me, so is you must go |
‘You know the hole better than I, so it's you who must go’
| So Kaiman koni moro Anansi (23/198) |
| Thus Alligator smart exceed Anansi |
‘So Alligator is smarter than Anansi’
| Tigri skreki moro furu leiki na fos' tro' (23/206) |
| Tiger startle more much than the first turn |
‘Tiger was more alarmed than he was at first’
| So dat' na fro ben moro kon' leik Anansi (23/226) |
| So that the wife TNS ø more smart than Anansi |
‘So that his wife was more clever than Anansi’
Koenders (1946-1949) (pp.138-158)
| Ibri pipel abi na ini en libitori takru, ogri, |
| Every people have LOC inside its life-story evil, ugly, |
‘Each nation has in its own history unpleasant, ugly, and
| fisti momenti, na wan moro leki na trawan (24/138-1) |
| dirty moments, the one more than the other-one |
dirty periods, the one more than the other’
| na pipel dati don moro den afo fu wi (24/138-2) |
| the people DEM stupid exceed the forefathers of we |
‘those people are more stupid than our forefathers’
| Moro trangawan lek' yu sa tek' lefensi fu Kwasiba |
| More strong-ones than you TNS take revenge for Kwasiba |
‘Stronger ones than you will take revenge for Kwasiba
and Afi’
Bruma (c.1955) (pp.168-180)
| M'ma, fu san ede den bakra moro tranga moro wi? |
| Mama, for what reason the whites more strong exceed us |
‘Mother, why are whites stronger than us?’ (25/174-1)
| Mi tagi en taki den no tranga moro wi, ma a no |
| I tell him say they NEG strong exceed us, but he NEG |
‘I told him that they were not stronger than us, but he
| |
| |
| bribi mi (25/174-2) |
| believe me |
didn't believe me’
| taki den no moro mendre leki den bakra (25/174-3) |
| say they NEG ø more less than the whites |
‘that they are not inferior to the whites’
| Mi sa tranga moro en (25/178-1) |
| I TNS strong exceed it (i.e. the storm) |
‘I'll be stronger than it’
| A no mi meki yu pondo bigi moro ala den trawan? |
| Is NEG I make your boats big exceed all the other-ones |
‘Have I not made your boats bigger than all the others?’ (25/178-2) |
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