Tyap/Adjectives

Adjectives Definition and Types Adjective tells more about a noun,pronoun or adjective. Types of adjective Attributive adjectives: atyong-jyip, kakap/sarai, nggoseam, atan, nyung, gbandang, abobwon, akpa. Examples: Philip yet atan nggoseam Atyia nung-wu byia gbandang tsaai A yet abwon nggoseam. Predicative adjectives:asai-alyia, zanzam, Tsotswat, abwon, Akatuk, asham, dundung. Examples: Atyubishi yet akatuk Joy kani yet asham Adjective Formation (Bwoi 'Sanggak'): Adjectives in Tyap language (Tyap Proper dialect) are mainly formed from nouns by the addition of the prefix "a̱-". Examples: S/N WORD ADJECTIVE FORMED 1 fi̱fan a̱fi̱fan 2 tsatsak a̱tsatsak 3 shyim a̱shyim 4 pyat a̱pyat 5 sa̱t a̱sa̱t 6 tswotswat a̱tswotswat 7 sham a̱sham 8 mumwang a̱mumwang 9 gba̱za̱zai a̱gba̱za̱zai 10 kyenkyai a̱kyenkyai <<Back to previous Lesson On to the next Lesson>>