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Neelan Adjectives: Formation and Usage

Explore Neelan adjective rules, including formation, negation, comparison, adverb creation, and placement with examples.

Adjectives & Adverbs

Adjective Formation

Add -co to create adjectives:

Watsom → watsomco size → big
Tath → tathco height → tall

Negative Adjectives

Add xa- prefix to negate adjectives:

tathco → xatathco tall → short/small
watsomco → xawatsomco big → small

Comparison

Comparative and superlative forms:

  • Comparative: add -go
  • Superlative: add -c*go
watsomco → watsomgo → watsomc*go big → bigger → biggest

Adverb Formation

Add -con to create adverbs (adjective + n):

watsomco → watsomcon big → bigly
divco → divcon good → well

Adjective Placement

Adjectives follow the nouns they modify:

Utim watsomco a big house
Doy hantúsco a blue flower