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	{{Example\|tuao\|▯ is little / not much the case.}}		{{Example\|tuao\|▯ is little / not much the case.}}

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	{{Example\|tuao\|▯ is little / not much the case.}}		{{Example\|tuao\|▯ is little / not much the case.}}

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Toaq has two similar words that express something is the case to a small extent. Their popular definitions are:

{{Example|tuao|▯ is little / not much the case.}}
{{Example|sono|▯ is the case a little bit.}}

The difference between these words is the same as the subtle difference between "little" and "a little" in English.

{{t|Tuao}} makes a "negative-ish" claim, in the direction of {{t|bu}}, and you can think of it as "not much", "only a little", or "at most a little".

{{Example|Tuao zudeq jí Tóaqzu.|I speak '''little''' Toaq. (Probably not enough.)}}
{{Example|Tuao geaq fúq.|The clothes are '''only a little''' dirty. (It's not really a problem.)}}

{{t|Sono}} makes a "positive-ish" claim, in the direction of {{t|jeo}}, and you can think of it as "somewhat", "a little", or "at least a little".

{{Example|Sono zudeq jí Tóaqzu.|I speak '''a little''' Toaq. / I speak some Toaq. (Maybe enough to be useful.)}}
{{Example|Sono geaq fúq.|The clothes are '''a little''' dirty. (Maybe it is a bit of a problem.)}}

The same difference exists between {{t|puıtuao}} "few" and {{t|puısono}} "a few".

{{Example|Puıtuao bío.|The cups are '''few''' in number. (There aren't many cups; perhaps not enough.)}}
{{Example|Puısono bío.|The cups are '''a few''' in number. (There are a few cups; perhaps enough.)}}

The word {{t|tuaobu}} ''negates'' the "negative-ish" claim of {{t|tuao}}, so it means "quite, rather, fairly" (a form of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litotes litotes]).

{{Example|Tuaobu geaq fúq.|The clothes are '''quite''' dirty. (Not just a little.)}}

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