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2. The comparative is sometimes formed by prefixing wauhangast to 
the positive degree, as : 
PosITIVE, COMPARATIVE. 
Hutsu, Small. Wauhangast i hutsu. 
Khauga, Tiny. Wauhangast i khauga. 
Sutsu, Little. W auhangast i sUtsu. 
3. The comparative is also formed by the prefix wautelqu. 
Kwan, Many. Wautelgu kwan, 
Düunga, Near. Wautelgu diunga, 
Yuan, Big, Great. Wautelgu yuan, 
Kwunan, Much. Wautelgu kwan yuan, 
Lagung, Good. Wautelgu ligung, 
Wautelgu waigen houshen wautelga, 
More. 
Nearer. 
Greater, Bigger. 
More. 
Better. 
More and more. 
4. Kingän is sometimes added to the positive degree and makes the 
comparative, as : 
COMPARATIVE. 
POSITIVE. 
Het, Low. Hét kingan. Lower. 
Hénung, Low. Heénung kingan, Lower. 
Sha, High. Sha kingan, Higher. 
Kiakgust, Outside. Kiakgust kingan, Outer. 
Otgwau, Last. Otgwau kingan, Last. 
5. The irregular comparatives are : 
POSITIVE. CoMPARATIVE 
Kia, Old. Kiasitli, Older, 
Kia, Out. Kiakgust kingan, Outer, Utter. 
Gu hutsu, Few. Gu sttsu, Fewer. 
Kwunna, First. Lagüst, Next. 
Ostla, Fore Gist, Former. Refers to persons only. 
Itan kingan, Fore. Awolth, Former. Refers to time only. 
B. SUPERLATIVE DEGREE. 
1. The superlatative is formed by adding agwi or sitlth ligung to the 
root, as: 
POSITIVE. 
Kia, Old Kiasitli, 
Kia, Out. Kiakgust kingan, 
Gu hutsui Few. Gu sutsu; 
Het, Low. Het kingan, 
Hénung, Low. Hénung kingan, 
Sha, High. Sha kingan, 
Sinung, High. Sinung kingan, 
Yuan, Great. Wautelgu yuan, 
Daunga, Bad. Daiunga édung, 
La, Good. Laid or La édung, 
Jinga, Far. Jinga édung, 
Wadshgwau, Far. Jingelth édung, 
Jingelgung, Late. Otgwau kingano, 
COMPARATIVE. 
Elder. 
Outer. 
Fewer. 
Lower. 
Lower. 
Higher. 
Higher. 
Greater. 
Worse. 
Better. 
Farther. 
Later. 
Last, 
