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Conlangery #120: Adjectives

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Is There a Difference Between Adjectives and Nouns?

Positives formed from adjectives occur in many, many languages. Resemblance is a very common derivation and the sort of generic would be characterized by a rocky hill. In terms of derivations from nouns, the English suffixes less full-like are all very common in lots of different languages. The word for blind can either mean you can't see or it can't be seen. Or it can't hear or can't be heard. So that leads to confusion sometimes when you're translating in the class.

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