Comparison·COMP-002
X liu duke Y = more X than Y
Correct forms
Nia boot liu duke hau. (He's bigger than me.)
Incorrect forms
Nia mais boot duke hau.
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Source: Tetun lint rule catalog. Built from Peace Corps Tetun (CWvK 2015), DIT Justice Sector textbook, WvK & Ximenes Ortografia Tetun Dili (2025), and INL Matadalan Ortográfiku ba Tetun-Prasa (2003, Decree 1/2004).