The comparatives are formed exactly in the same way as the figuratives[38], the number of syllables being disregarded, as if all has more than two syllables.
| from | hatáas | (high), | harohataás | (higher), |
| from,, | hobóg | (intoxicated), | horohobóg | (more intoxicated), |
| from,, | táuo | (man), | tarotauó | (more of a man). |
In the formation of adjectives prefixed with ma, this particle is preferably disregarded, as if such particle did not exist, as
| from | maópay | (good), | maoroopáy | (better) |
| from,, | magbuság | (white), | maboroboság | (whiter), etc. |
There is another form of comparative consisting in the use of the combined particles labi (more) and ca, as
| labí ca maopay | (better), |
| labí ca mabusag | (whiter). |
This last form is sometimes used for superlatives.
The superlatives are of three classes:
Those which do not admit any comparison, and which we call absolute or supreme superlatives, as
| guimaopáyi | (the best of all); |