La is suffixed to substantives and verbs: mwai a bag, mwaila rich, kobu to be fat, kobukobula fat, whole, big; tagalo to be wandering, tagalola matted, thick, of forest.
b. Adjectival prefixes are a, ma, tata, m. These are all prefixed to verbs.
The a is prefixed to verbs to form participles: luga to loose, aluga loose; la to lift up, alaa upwards, up.
Ma denotes condition: lingi to pour, malingi spilled, ngi to divide, mangisingisi broken, divided, matala only, merely; tefe mwela matala an only child.
Tata denotes spontaneity: tatagwelu headlong.
M as a prefix appears to be used in the word moi broken, (Sa'a 'o'i to break, ma'o'i broken).
3. Comparison: Degrees of comparison are shown by the use of prepositions or adverbs, or by a simple positive statement. The prepositions used are fasi from, tasa beyond, in excess. The suffixed pronoun is used with fasi, but the possessive is used with tasa: na boso nia baita fasia na asufe a pig is larger than a rat; gera baita tasa agera these are much larger than those.
The adverbs employed are gele little, somewhat, asia very, too much: nia baita asia it is very (too) large.
A positive statement carries comparison by implication: doo ne nia baita that is biggest, sai ai ne ni diena, sai ai nena ni taa na this is good, that is bad; i.e., this is better than that.