The adjective/adverb
In contrast to the relative complexity of the verb system, the adjective in baxathmel is relatively simple. As with the verb and the noun,
there are two classes of adjective. One is marked by an ending in -anu, the other by an ending in -i. Thus:
indri: young, new
usuldi: silent
xekanu: old
tanu: beautiful
The adjective normally precedes the noun it qualifies, although it is perfectly permissible to reverse this word order for emphasis or assonance. So:
xekanu sta an old man
tanu ntaa a beautiful house
x'indri ko the young woman
Adjectives do not decline or show agreement with the nouns they qualify. However, they too may be modified by affixes:
indri: young, new, indrashmi: youngish, newish, indrundi: very young, very new
tanu: beautiful, tanashmi: fairly beautiful, prettyish, tanundi: very beautiful
The adverb
The adverb is formed from the adjective by the simple expedient of replacing the terminal vowel (i or u) with -e. Thus:
indre newly
tane beautifully
It should be remembered that adverbs are used less frequently than in English, since a number of them can be replaced by maththa.
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