Re: comparative as question

[Alan Anderson <aranders@insightbb.com>]

ja' Voragh:

> ...  *IF* you use the interrogative
> suffix {-'a'}, we're not sure where it would go - on both {law'}  
> and {puS},
> on {law'} only, or on {puS} only:
>
>    1. raSvam tIn law''a' raSvetlh tIn puS'a' (??)
>    2. raSvam tIn law''a' raSvetlh tIn puS    (??)
>    3. raSvam tIn law' raSvetlh tIn puS'a'    (??)

...or even on one or both of the {tIn}s.

There is another way to consider comparisons: the verb {nIv} "be  
superior".  So it's possible to say something complicated like  
{tIntaHghach nIv ghajbogh raS yIngu'} for "Tell me which table is  
bigger."

-- ghunchu'wI'