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To express the superlative, the auxiliary verb ''norhe/norhâ'' appears before ''soyka'' and ''hatka'', e.g. ''Orôyo norhe soyka soyka itá'' (This is the largest mountain), or ''Sikôya orôyo norhe soyka soyka itá'' (This is the largest mountain in Kôya Island).
To express the superlative, the auxiliary verb ''norhe/norhâ'' appears before ''soyka'' and ''hatka'', e.g. ''Orôyo norhe soyka soyka itá'' (This is the largest mountain), or ''Sikôya orôyo norhe soyka soyka itá'' (This is the largest mountain in Kôya Island).
==Particles==
{|class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|-
! style="width: 100px;" | Particle
! Meaning
! Cognates
|-
! ira
| yes
| Upper Minhast ''ēlā''
|-
! hecá', hicá'
| no
| Common Minhast ''hatā'
|-
! na
| and
| Nahónda ''máma'' "also", Common Minhast ''=mā'' "and then"
|-
! piya
| but
| Neina ''hiyo''
|-
! kusur
| then
| Neina ''kisero'' "afterwards"
|-
! ritá'a
| however
| Neina ''riha'' "to turn", Nahónda ''letsaya'' "to twist", Upper Minhast ''ruttakšuran'' "to seduce" (from Classical Minhast ''ruttay-gurra-ša'ra-ana'' "to swing one's hips")
|}


==Example texts==
==Example texts==
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