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| ==..... 72 Adjectives==
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| === ..... 4 of which serve as intransitive verbs===
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| |align=center| '''bòi <sup>*</sup>
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| |align=center| good
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| |align=center| '''boizora'''
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| |align=center| she is healthy
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| |align=center| '''bòis'''
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| |align=center| to be healthy/health
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| |align=center| '''kéu'''
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| |align=center| bad
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| |align=center| '''keuzora'''
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| |align=center| he is ill
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| |align=center| '''kéus'''
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| |align=center| to be sick/illness
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| |align=center| '''fái'''
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| |align=center| rich <sup>**</sup>
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| |align=center| '''faizora'''
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| |align=center| she is interested
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| |align=center| '''fáis'''
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| |align=center| to be attentive/attention
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| |align=center| '''pàu'''
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| |align=center| bland
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| |align=center| '''pauzora'''
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| |align=center| he is bored
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| |align=center| '''pàus'''
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| |align=center| to be bored/boredom
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| <sup>*</sup> Note that the adverb version of this word is slightly irregular. Instead of '''boiwe''' it is '''bowe'''. People often shout this when impressed with some athletic feat or sentiment voiced ... '''bowe bowe''' => well done => bravo bravo
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| Also instead of '''keuwe''' we have '''kewe'''. People often shout '''kewe kewe kewe''' if they are unimpressed with some athletic feat or disagree with a sentiment expressed. Equivalent to "Booo boo".
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| <sup>**</sup>In a non-monetary sense. If applied to food it means many flavours and/or textures. If applied to music it means there is polyphony. If applied to physical design it means baroque.
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| === ... 12 of which don't serve as any type of verbs===
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| |align=center| '''igwa'''
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| |align=center| equal, the same
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| |align=center| '''uʒya'''
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| |align=center| different, not the same
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| |align=center| '''sài'''
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| |align=center| young
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| |align=center| '''gáu'''
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| |align=center| old (of a living thing)
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| |align=center| '''jini'''
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| |align=center| clever, smart
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| |align=center| '''tumu'''
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| |align=center| stupid, thick
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| |align=center| '''wenfo'''
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| |align=center| new
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| |align=center| '''yompe'''
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| |align=center| old, former, previous
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| |align=center| '''cùa'''
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| |align=center| east, dawn, sunrise
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| |align=center| '''día'''
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| |align=center| west, dusk, sundown
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| |align=center| '''bene'''
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| |align=center| right, positive
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| |align=center| '''komo'''
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| |align=center| left, negative
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| (Of course you can always use a periphrastic expression if you wanted.)
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| === ... 54 of which serve as transitive verbs===
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| |align=center| '''boʒi'''
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| |align=center| better
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| |align=center| '''kegu'''
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| |align=center| worse
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| |align=center| '''bozor'''
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| |align=center| he/she improves
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| |align=center| '''kegor'''
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| |align=center| he/she made something worse
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| |align=center| '''boʒido'''
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| |align=center| to improve
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| |align=center| '''kegudo'''
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| |align=center| to made worse
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| |align=center| '''faizai'''
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| |align=center| richer
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| |align=center| '''paugau'''
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| |align=center| blander
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| |align=center| '''faizor'''
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| |align=center| she developed
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| |align=center| '''paugau'''
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| |align=center| she run something down
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| |align=center| '''faizaido'''
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| |align=center| to enrich/develope
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| |align=center| '''paugaudo'''
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| |align=center| to run down
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| |align=center| '''maze'''
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| |align=center| open
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| |align=center| '''nago'''
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| |align=center| closed
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| |align=center| '''mazori'''
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| |align=center| he opens
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| |align=center| '''nagori'''
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| |align=center| he closes
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| |align=center| '''mazedo'''
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| |align=center| to open
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| |align=center| '''nagodo'''
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| |align=center| to shut
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| |align=center| '''saco'''
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| |align=center| fast
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| |align=center| '''gade'''
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| |align=center| slow
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| |align=center| '''sacori'''
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| |align=center| she speeds up
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| |align=center| '''gadori'''
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| |align=center| she slows down
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| |align=center| '''sacodo'''
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| |align=center| to accelerate
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| |align=center| '''gadedo'''
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| |align=center| to decelerate
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| |align=center| '''fazeu'''
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| |align=center| empty
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| |align=center| '''pagoi'''
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| |align=center| full
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| |align=center| '''fazor'''
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| |align=center| he empties
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| |align=center| '''pagor'''
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| |align=center| he fills
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| |align=center| '''fazedo'''
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| |align=center| to empty
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| |align=center| '''pagodo'''
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| |align=center| to fill
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| |align=center| '''hauʔe'''
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| |align=center| beautiful
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| |align=center| '''ʔaiho'''
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| |align=center| ugly
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| |align=center| '''hauʔor'''
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| |align=center| she beautifies
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| |align=center| '''ʔaihor'''
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| |align=center| she makes ugly
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| |align=center| '''hauʔedo'''
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| |align=center| beautify
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| |align=center| '''ʔaihodo'''
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| |align=center| to make ugly
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| |align=center| '''ailia'''
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| |align=center| neat
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| |align=center| '''aulua'''
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| |align=center| untidy
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| |align=center| '''ailor'''
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| |align=center| he tidies up
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| |align=center| '''aulor'''
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| |align=center| he messes up
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| |align=center| '''ailido'''
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| |align=center| to tidy up
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| |align=center| '''auludo'''
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| |align=center| to mess up
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| |align=center| '''joga'''
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| |align=center| wide
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| |align=center| '''teza'''
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| |align=center| narrow
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| |align=center| '''jogor'''
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| |align=center| he widens
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| |align=center| '''tezor'''
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| |align=center| he narrows
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| |align=center| '''jogado'''
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| |align=center| to broaden
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| |align=center| '''tezado'''
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| |align=center| to narrow
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| |align=center| '''ái'''
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| |align=center| white
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| |align=center| '''àu'''
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| |align=center| black
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| |align=center| '''aidor'''
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| |align=center| he whitened
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| |align=center| '''audor'''
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| |align=center| he turned something black
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| |align=center| '''aido'''
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| |align=center| to whiten
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| |align=center| '''audo'''
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| |align=center| to blacken
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| |align=center| '''hái'''
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| |align=center| high
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| |align=center| '''ʔàu'''
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| |align=center| low
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| |align=center| '''haidor'''
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| |align=center| she raised
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| |align=center| '''ʔaudor'''
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| |align=center| she lowered
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| |align=center| '''haido'''
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| |align=center| to raise
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| |align=center| '''ʔaudo'''
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| |align=center| to lower
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| |align=center| '''guboi'''
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| |align=center| deep
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| |align=center| '''sikeu'''
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| |align=center| shallow
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| |align=center| '''gubodor'''
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| |align=center| she deepens
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| |align=center| '''sikedor'''
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| |align=center| she makes shallow
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| |align=center| '''gubodo'''
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| |align=center| to deepen
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| |align=center| '''sikedo'''
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| |align=center| to make shallow
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| |align=center| '''seltia'''
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| |align=center| bright
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| |align=center| '''goljua'''
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| |align=center| dim
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| |align=center| '''seltidor'''
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| |align=center| he brightens
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| |align=center| '''goljudor'''
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| |align=center| he dims
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| |align=center| '''seltido'''
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| |align=center| to brighten
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| |align=center| '''goljudo'''
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| |align=center| to dim
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| |align=center| '''taiti'''
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| |align=center| tight
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| |align=center| '''jauju'''
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| |align=center| loose
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| |align=center| '''taitidor'''
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| |align=center| she tightens
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| |align=center| '''jaujudor'''
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| |align=center| she loosens
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| |align=center| '''taitido'''
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| |align=center| to tighten
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| |align=center| '''jaujudo'''
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| |align=center| to loosen
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| |align=center| '''jutu'''
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| |align=center| big
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| |align=center| '''tiji'''
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| |align=center| small
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| |align=center| '''jutudor'''
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| |align=center| he expands
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| |align=center| '''tijidor'''
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| |align=center| he shrinks
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| |align=center| '''jutudo'''
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| |align=center| to enlarge
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| |align=center| '''tijido'''
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| |align=center| to shrink
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| |align=center| '''felgi'''
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| |align=center| hot
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| |align=center| '''polzu'''
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| |align=center| cold
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| |align=center| '''felgidor'''
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| |align=center| she heats up
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| |align=center| '''polzudor'''
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| |align=center| she cools down
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| |align=center| '''felgido'''
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| |align=center| to heat up
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| |align=center| '''polzudo'''
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| |align=center| to cool down
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| |align=center| '''baga'''
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| |align=center| simple
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| |align=center| '''kaza'''
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| |align=center| complex
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| |align=center| '''bagador'''
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| |align=center| she simplifies
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| |align=center| '''kazador'''
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| |align=center| she complicates
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| |align=center| '''bagado'''
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| |align=center| simplify
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| |align=center| '''kazado'''
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| |align=center| to complicate
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| |align=center| '''naike'''
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| |align=center| sharp
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| |align=center| '''maubo'''
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| |align=center| blunt
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| |align=center| '''naikedor'''
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| |align=center| he sharpens
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| |align=center| '''maubodor'''
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| |align=center| he blunts something
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| |align=center| '''naikedo'''
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| |align=center| to sharpen
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| |align=center| '''maubodo'''
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| |align=center| to blunt
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| |align=center| '''nucoi'''
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| |align=center| wet
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| |align=center| '''mideu'''
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| |align=center| dry
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| |align=center| '''nucodor'''
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| |align=center| she makes wet
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| |align=center| '''midedor'''
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| |align=center| she dries
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| |align=center| '''nucodo'''
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| |align=center| to make wet
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| |align=center| '''midedo'''
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| |align=center| to dry
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| |align=center| '''wobua'''
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| |align=center| heavy
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| |align=center| '''yekia'''
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| |align=center| light
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| |align=center| '''wobudor'''
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| |align=center| he loads up
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| |align=center| '''yekidor'''
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| |align=center| he unloads
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| |align=center| '''wobudo'''
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| |align=center| to load up
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| |align=center| '''yekido'''
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| |align=center| to unload
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| |align=center| '''pujia'''
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| |align=center| thin
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| |align=center| '''fitua'''
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| |align=center| thick
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| |align=center| '''pujidor'''
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| |align=center| he makes thin
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| |align=center| '''fitudor'''
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| |align=center| he thickens
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| |align=center| '''pujido'''
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| |align=center| to make thin
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| |align=center| '''fitudo'''
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| |align=center| to thicken
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| |align=center| '''yubau'''
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| |align=center| strong
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| |align=center| '''wikai'''
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| |align=center| weak
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| |align=center| '''yubador'''
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| |align=center| she strengthens
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| |align=center| '''wikador'''
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| |align=center| she weakens
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| |align=center| '''yubado'''
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| |align=center| to strengthen
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| |align=center| '''wikado'''
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| |align=center| to weaken
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| |align=center| '''fuje'''
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| |align=center| soft
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| |align=center| '''pito'''
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| |align=center| hard
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| |align=center| '''fujedor'''
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| |align=center| softens
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| |align=center| '''pitodor'''
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| |align=center| she hardens
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| |align=center| '''fujedo'''
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| |align=center| to soften
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| |align=center| '''pitodo'''
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| |align=center| to harden
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| |align=center| '''gelbu'''
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| |align=center| rough
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| |align=center| '''solki'''
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| |align=center| smooth
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| |align=center| '''gelbudor'''
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| |align=center| she roughens
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| |align=center| '''solkidor'''
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| |align=center| she smoothes
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| |align=center| '''gelbudo'''
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| |align=center| to roughen
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| |align=center| '''solkido'''
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| |align=center| to smooth
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| |align=center| '''ʔoica'''
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| |align=center| clear
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| |align=center| '''heuda'''
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| |align=center| hazy
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| |align=center| '''ʔoicador'''
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| |align=center| she explains
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| |align=center| '''heudador'''
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| |align=center| she confuses
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| |align=center| '''ʔoicado'''
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| |align=center| to explain
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| |align=center| '''heudado'''
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| |align=center| to muddy the waters
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| |align=center| '''selce'''
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| |align=center| sparce
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| |align=center| '''goldo'''
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| |align=center| dense
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| |align=center| '''selcedor'''
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| |align=center| he prunes
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| |align=center| '''goldodor'''
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| |align=center| he intensifies
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| |align=center| '''selcedo'''
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| |align=center| to prune
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| |align=center| '''goldodo'''
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| |align=center| to intensify
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| |align=center| '''cadai'''
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| |align=center| fragrant
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| |align=center| '''dacau'''
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| |align=center| stinking
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| |align=center| '''cadador'''
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| |align=center| she make fragrant
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| |align=center| '''dacador'''
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| |align=center| she makes stinky
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| |align=center| '''cadado'''
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| |align=center| to make fragrant
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| |align=center| '''dacado'''
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| |align=center| to make stinky
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| |align=center| '''detia'''
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| |align=center| elegant
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| |align=center| '''cojua'''
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| |align=center| crude
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| |align=center| '''detidor'''
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| |align=center| he decorates/embellishes
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| |align=center| '''cojudor'''
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| |align=center| he spoils
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| |align=center| '''detido'''
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| |align=center| to decorate
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| |align=center| '''cojudo'''
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| |align=center| to decorate in a gauche style
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| The top 4 adjectives in the table above are actually irregular comparatives.
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| The standard method for forming the comparative and superlative is ... '''ái''' = white : '''aige''' = whiter : '''aimo''' = whitest
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| However not quite all antonyms fall into the above pattern. For example ...
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| '''loŋga''' = tall, '''tìa''' = short
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| '''wazbia''' = far, '''mùa''' = near ... '''wazbo''' = distance, '''wazbai''' = about 3,680 mtr (the unit of distance)
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| === ... Antonym phonetic correspondence===
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| In the above lists, it can be seen that each pair of adjectives have pretty much the exact opposite meaning from each other. However in '''béu''' there is ALSO a relationship between the sounds that make up these words.
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| In fact every element of a word is a mirror image (about the L-A axis in the chart below) of the corresponding element in the word with the opposite meaning.
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| |align=center| '''m'''
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| |align=center| '''y'''
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| |align=center| '''j'''
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| |align=center| '''ai'''
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| |align=center| '''f'''
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| |align=center| '''e'''
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| |align=center| '''b'''
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| |align=center| '''eu'''
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| |align=center| '''g'''
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| |align=center| '''d'''
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| |align=center| '''ua'''
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| |align=left| '''high tone'''
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| |align=center| '''l'''
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| |align=left| '''neutral'''
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| |align=center| '''c'''
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| |align=center| '''ia'''
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| |align=left|'''low tone'''
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| |align=center| '''s/ʃ'''
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| |align=center| '''i'''
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| |align=center| '''k'''
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| |align=center| '''oi'''
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| |align=center| '''p'''
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| |align=center| '''o'''
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| |align=center| '''t'''
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| |align=center| '''au'''
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| |align=center| '''w'''
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| |align=center| '''n'''
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| Note ... The original idea of having a regular correspondence between the two poles of a antonym pair came from an earlier idea for the script. In this early script, the first 8 consonants had the same shape as the last 8 consonants but turned 180˚. And in actual fact the two poles of a antonym pair mapped into each other under a 180˚ turn.
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| An adjectives is called '''moizana''' in '''béu''' .... NO NO NO
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| '''moizu''' = attribute, characteristic, feature
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| And following the way '''béu''' works, if there is an action that can be associated with noun (in any way at all), that noun can be co-opted to work as an verb.
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| Hence '''moizori''' = he/she described, he/she characterized, he/she specified ... '''moizus''' = the noun corresponding to the verb on the left
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| '''moizo''' = a specification, a characteristic asked for ... '''moizoi''' = specifications ... '''moizana''' = things that describe, things that specify
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| '''nandau moizana''' = an adjective, but of course, especially in books about grammar, this is truncated to simply '''moizana'''
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