Adjectives.
Adjectives which in standard English are compared by the addition of more and most to the positive, generally form their degrees of comparison by the addition of er or r for the comparative, and ist or st for the superlative; e.g.—
| Positive. | Comparative. | Superlative. |
|---|---|---|
| True | truer | truist |
| Expensive | expensiver | expensivist. |
| Dangerous | dangerouser | dangerousist. |
| Okkad (awkward) | okkader | okkadist. |
| Forrad (forward) | forrader | fo’derist. |
Though it is quite common to hear such expressions as ‘mair okkader’ or ‘t’ maist okkadist,’ and the like, with other adjectives, it is also not uncommon for the adjective to be used as an adverb, as ‘It’s easy deean.’
Personal Pronouns.
FIRST PERSON.
| Nom. | Poss. | Obj. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SING. | I, thou, he, she, it. | SING. | I | mine | me. |
| Ah, thoo, tha, or ta, he, sha, it, ’t. | Ah | mahn | ma. | ||
| PLU. | We you they us. | PLU. | Thou | thine | thee. |
| Wa ya tha uz. | Thoo | thahn | thee. | ||
There is no rule to guide the student in the use of thoo, tha, ta. In a general way ta follows an auxiliary verb, and thoo, used in the accusative case, is definite in its application. ‘He’s shooting o’ thoo,’ and ’he’s shooting o’ tha,’ have a well-marked distinction of meaning. ‘He’s shooting o’ thoo’ implies that the person told of the fact is the actual person being shouted of; not only does it point him out from amongst many, but the fact that thoo was used further implies that the shouting had better be attended to at once. ‘He’s shooting o’ tha,’ is merely certain information given, making known to some other person that he was being called for without regard to others.
Relative Pronouns.
| Who | which | that. |
| Wheea or whau | which | that or ’at[100]. |