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The&System: I realized that ꝡë exists.

2024-09-08T06:40:25Z

I realized that ꝡë exists.

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	{{Example\|cho kága poq báq shamu.\|Most people like apples.}}		{{Example\|cho kága poq báq shamu.\|Most people like apples.}}

	~~To restrict the group you're talking about, I'd probably just use '''bï'''. This feels like a band-aid solution and I can't tell exactly why.~~

	~~{{Example\|chíeme jıbo bï cho kága poq báq shamu.\|Among my classmates, most people like apples.}}~~

	== More Xs ==		== More Xs ==

The&System: fix typo in uakci's name

2024-09-08T06:13:05Z

fix typo in uakci's name

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	I originally wanted to borrow from the [[Sä\|sä proposal]], but couldn't think of a good connective to use, so I resorted to using '''mëuq''' instead.		I originally wanted to borrow from the [[Sä\|sä proposal]], but couldn't think of a good connective to use, so I resorted to using '''mëuq''' instead.

	And, without using the prefix reform, I actually don't know how specify how many more X's than Y's. But if we accept ~~Uakci~~'s [[Prefix Reform\|prefix reform]], this is the solution we arrive at:		And, without using the prefix reform, I actually don't know how specify how many more X's than Y's. But if we accept uakci's [[Prefix Reform\|prefix reform]], this is the solution we arrive at:

	{{Example\|chuq jí báq shamu saqmëuq báq pıso\|I eat three more pears than I do apples}}		{{Example\|chuq jí báq shamu saqmëuq báq pıso\|I eat three more pears than I do apples}}

The&System: Document one possible solution to talking about "more things" or "most things"

2024-09-08T05:51:19Z

Document one possible solution to talking about "more things" or "most things"

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This is mostly a page where I specify how I speak about "more things..." or "most things..." in Toaq, since, afaik, this is a hole that has no official solution. This is specifically '''not''' about comparatives and superlatives, which have a specific solution.

I don't know about the semantics of any of this.

My main goal with putting this article out there is to make people think more about this. Maybe the way I do things is good and gets accepted by the community. Maybe I have the worst ideas ever and people develop a better alternative in hopes I never suggest a feature ever again. I am trying to achieve either outcome.

== Most Xs ==
I simply use the kága determiner. This is a mostly accepted solution, but I'm still putting it here because it is relevant.

{{Example|cho kága poq báq shamu.|Most people like apples.}}

To restrict the group you're talking about, I'd probably just use '''bï'''. This feels like a band-aid solution and I can't tell exactly why.

{{Example|chíeme jıbo bï cho kága poq báq shamu.|Among my classmates, most people like apples.}}

== More Xs ==

I'm not sure if this and the following subsection are actually things Toaq can't do, but I can't find any example in the refgram that do them.

I use '''méuq'''.

{{Example|baı nháo méuq gıaq|They made more songs.}}

You can specify how many more using a method that draws from Loekia's [[User:Loekıa/Numbers|numbers proposal]].

{{Example|baı nháo mẹ́uqgu gıaq|They made two more songs.}}

{{Example|baı nháo mẹ́uqtıopuı gıaq?|They made how many more songs?}}

=== More Xs than Ys ===

Admittedly, I have no idea what a fitting solution would be. I can't imagine a predicate that you can '''na-''' into being usable for this purpose. Maybe '''▯ is more the case than ▯'''? '''náhạfaq'''??

If that doesn't work (I'm not sure whether it does), here's a bad proposal:

{{Example|chuq jí báq shamu mëuq báq pıso|I eat more pears than apples}}

I originally wanted to borrow from the [[Sä|sä proposal]], but couldn't think of a good connective to use, so I resorted to using '''mëuq''' instead.

And, without using the prefix reform, I actually don't know how specify how many more X's than Y's. But if we accept Uakci's [[Prefix Reform|prefix reform]], this is the solution we arrive at:

{{Example|chuq jí báq shamu saqmëuq báq pıso|I eat three more pears than I do apples}}