Ex. baibe, large, ande baibe, larger; ifa, fine, ifata, finer; but ono(ve), short, onov’aka, shorter.
The prefix ande is used only with adjectives which express an idea of extension.
When the adjective expresses an actual state rather than a passive, it is preceded by the sign of past tense, the particle ga.
Ex. ant g’ifa, the breeches are (have become) good; ena ga ko, the road (is) bad.
III. Demonstrative Adjectives.
The demonstrative adjectives in Fuyuge are represented by the suffixes -ana, this, -ala, this, here, -vala that, there. The same expressions translate the French “le voici,” “le voilà.”
Ex. indiv’ana, this knife; eni’ala, this house; enavala, that road.
There is no article, but the expression u mane is used in reference to any thing which has been previously spoken about.
Ex. enamb’ ifa, or enamb’ un’ ifa, it (is) a good road; but enamb u man’ ifa, the road (which has been mentioned) is good.