kaykay •
root •
tall
Examples
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ʔilkáykayiʔi •
He's tall.
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john delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi •
John is tall.
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mary delkáykayiʔé:s k'éʔi •
Mary is short.
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john deʔilkáykayiʔ šému k'éʔi •
John is really tall.
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john húŋa daʔilkáykayiʔ hé:š k'éʔi •
How tall is John?
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t'é:liwhu ʔilkáykayiʔi •
The man is tall.
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ lí:giyi •
I saw the tall man.
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dewdíʔiš delkáykayiʔ lí:giyi •
I saw the tall tree.
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šáwlamhu delkáykayiʔé:s •
short girl
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šáwlamhu delkáykayiʔé:s k'éʔi •
The girl is short.
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t'é:liwhu ʔilkáykayiʔ šáwlamhu dúlel hé:ši •
The man is taller than the girl.
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šáwlamhu hák'a t'é:liwhu hák'aŋt'é:ši ʔilkáykayiʔi •
The girl is as tall as the man.
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t'é:liwhu ʔilkáykayiʔi šáwlamhu lélew •
The man is taller than the girl.
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šáwlamhu delkáykayiʔ •
tall girl
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ʔilkáykayiʔé:si •
He is not tall.
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t'é:liwhu ʔilkáykayiʔé:si •
The man is short.
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t'é:liwhu ʔilkáykayiʔé:si šáwlamhu lélew •
The man is not taller than the girl.
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ šáwlamhu dúlel héši •
The man is taller than the girl.
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t'é:liwhu ʔilkáykayiʔ wéwši šáwlamhu dúlel héši šék •
The man is a little bit taller than the girl.
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ šému šáwlamhu dúlel héši •
The man is a lot taller than the girl.
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šáwlamhu ʔilkáykayiʔ t'é:liwhu dúlel héši •
The girl is taller than the man.
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t'é:liwhu ʔilkáykayiʔ wéwši šáwlamhu dúlel héši •
The man is a little bit taller than the girl.
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dewdíʔiš beziyéziŋaʔ delkáykayiʔ lák'aʔ yá:liʔišge lí:giyi dewdíʔiš •
There are many small trees, I saw the tall tree standing.
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dewdíʔiš behéziŋ lélew delkáykayiʔ dewdíʔiš yá:liʔi •
There is a tall tree standing by the little tree.
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ ʔíšmišge lí:giyi •
I saw the tall man who was singing.
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ ʔíšmi •
The tall man was singing.
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delkáykayiʔ t'é:liwhu ʔíšmi •
The tall man was singing.
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mé:hu ʔilkáykayiʔi •
The boy is tall.
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mé:hu ʔilkáykayiʔi šáwlamhu lélew •
The boy is taller than the girl.
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mé:hu ʔilkáykayiʔi šáwlamhu ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
The boy is way taller than the girl.
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mé:hu ʔilkáykayiʔ šémuyi šáwlamhu ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
The boy is way taller than the girl.
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mé:hu ʔilkáykayiʔ šáwlamhu dúlel hé:ši •
The boy is taller than the girl.
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mé:hu ʔilkáykayiʔ šáwlamhu ʔilkúškušiʔaš •
The boy is taller than the girl / (lit.) The boy is tall, the girl is short.
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mé:hu delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi •
The boy is tall.
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ʔilkáykayiʔ šemuhé:ši •
Is he very tall?
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mé:hu delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi šáwlamhu lélew •
The boy is taller than the girl.
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mé:hu delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi šáwlamhu ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
The boy is taller than the girl.
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mé:hu delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi šáwlamhu dúlel hé:ši •
The boy is taller than the girl.
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mé:hu delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi šáwlamhu delkúškušiʔ k'éʔaš •
The boy is taller than the girl / (lit.) The boy is tall, the girl is short.
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mé:hu delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi šáwlamhu ʔilkúškušiʔaš •
The boy is taller than the girl / (lit.) The boy is tall, the girl is short.
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šáwlamhu ʔilkáykayiʔ šémuyé:si mé:hu lélew •
The girl is shorter than the boy.
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ʔiltétebiʔ wéwši mé:hu delkáykayiʔ lélew •
She's a little fat next to the tall boy.
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mé:hu delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi šáwlamhu ʔíleʔ •
The boy is taller than the girl.
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šáwlamhu delkáykayiʔ šemuyé:s mé:hu ʔíleʔ •
The girl is shorter than the boy. / The girl isn't very tall next to the boy.
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mé:hu delkáykayiʔ šáwlamhu dúlel héši •
The boy is taller than the girl.
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mé:hu delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi šáwlamhuya •
The boy is taller than the girl.
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mé:hu delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi šáwlamhu delkáykayiʔé:s k'éʔaš •
The boy is taller than the girl. / The boy is tall, the girl is not tall.
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delkáykayiʔ šémuyé:s •
short, not very tall
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delkáykayiʔhé:š k'éʔi •
Is he tall?
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ʔuŋatešihé:š delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi •
How tall is he?
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ʔilkáykayiʔ šémuyi •
He is really tall
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mé:hu delkáykayiʔ k'éʔaʔ dihámuyudiš t'é:weʔ delkáykayiʔ šému k'éʔiyeʔi •
I thought the boy was tall, he is very tall
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ šému k'áʔaʔ pú:lul behéziŋa p'a:šé:sleŋ téšiʔ •
The man is too tall to get into the small car
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lák'aʔ behéziŋ ʔilkáykayiʔ wéwši •
That small one is a little bit big
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stí:vɨn delkáykayiʔ t'é:liwhu k'éʔi •
Steven is a tall man
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stí:vɨn t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi •
Steven is a tall man
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bévali lélew ʔilkáykayiʔi •
He is taller than Beverly. / Next to Beverly, he is tall.'
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stí:vɨn delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi bévali delkáykayiʔé:s k'éʔaš •
Steven is taller than Beverly
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ʔlotló:diʔ lí:giyiš ʔilkáykayiʔayʔgi •
When I saw him yesterday, he was tall
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ʔloló:diʔ t'é:liwhu lí:giyaš delkáykayiʔ k'éʔayʔgi •
When I saw the man yesterday, he was tall
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ʔlotló:diʔ t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ ʔéʔayʔgi •
There was a tall man there yesterday. / The tall man was there yesterday.
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mé:hu ʔilkáykayiʔ šémuyé:saʔ šáwlamhu lélew •
The boy is shorter than the girl
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šáwlamhu ʔida mé:hu díŋaŋ deʔilkáykayiʔ •
The girl is as tall as the boy
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mé:hu dúlelel deʔilkáykayiʔ dihámuʔí:k'iʔi •
The boy is taller than I remember
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mé:hu šáwlamhu lélew deʔilkáykayiʔ šemuyé:s k'éʔi •
The boy is not very tall beside the girl. / The boy is not as tall as the girl.
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mé:hu ʔida šáwlamhu díŋaŋ deʔilkáykayiʔ k'éʔi •
The girl is as tall as the boy
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mé:hu ʔilkáykayiʔé:si šáwlamhu lélew •
The boy is shorter than the girl
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ hé:š k'éʔi •
Is the man tall?
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t'é:liwhu ʔilkáykayiʔ hé:ši •
Is the man tall?
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ šemuyé:s k'éʔi •
The man is not very tall
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delkáykayiʔ •
She wants to be tall
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t'é:liwhu lí: delkáykayiʔé:s k'éʔi •
That man is not tall
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delkáykayiʔ šemuyé:s lí: dewMéyuya lí: dayáli •
He is not tall, he's standing in the middle
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wí:diʔ ʔitp'íliweʔ ʔilkáykayiʔé:si wí:diʔ lélew •
This ladder is shorter than that one
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ šému k'éʔi daʔmóʔmoʔ ʔilkáykayiʔ šemuyé:saš •
The man is taller than the woman
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ šému k'éʔi daʔmóʔmoʔa •
The man is taller than the woman
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ šému k'éʔi daʔmóʔmoʔ lélew •
The man is taller than the woman
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ šému k'éʔi daʔmóʔmoʔ ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
The man is taller than the woman
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ wéwiš k'éʔi daʔmóʔmoʔ delkáykayiʔ šemuyé:s k'áʔaš •
The man is taller than the woman
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t'é:liwhu hádigi delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi daʔmóʔmoʔ lélew •
The man is taller than the woman
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delkakáykayiʔ šemuyé:s k'éʔi •
They are very short
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ʔúŋa delkáykayiʔ hé:š k'éʔi •
How tall is he?
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delkáykayiʔ šemuyé:s k'éʔi •
he is not very tall
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ʔilkáykayiʔ wéwši •
he's a little tall
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ʔilkáykayiʔ mámaʔi •
He got tall.
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ʔilkáykayiʔ šemuyáʔyiʔi •
He's really tall!
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ʔilkáykayiʔgiši •
He's getting tall
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ʔilkáykayiʔetiʔáʔyiʔi •
He got really tall!
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t'é:liwhu deʔilkáykayiʔ hé:š k'éʔi •
Is the man tall?
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delkáykayiʔ wéwɨš •
slightly tall
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delkáykayiʔ mámaʔ •
as tall as he's going to get
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ʔilkáykayiʔgiši •
He's getting taller