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more
 
det, pron.
 
1.
Def.: minsan nekey ne subla puun te masulug wey ke minsan nekey ne nasamè.
More of something is extra or something which remains.
We need more time because we are not finished yet.
Keilangan ki te dakel ne timpu su warè ki rè due nekeimpus.
If you use all of the paper, there is more on the table.
Ke egkaamin nu ka langun ne pepil, duen pad masalig sika te lamisa.
Sem.Dom.: determiners; pronouns
 
det, pron.
 
2.
Def.: mas masulug; mas masalig; dakel-dakel (eyew te epeg-iling te karakelan)
MS: mas masulug; mas masalig; dakel-dakel
You use more when you compare numbers or amounts, to talk about a larger number or amount.
You have ten santols, but I have more.
Due sapulù ne santul nu, piru mas masulug ka keddì.
I have more santols than you in my bag.
 
adv.
 
3.
Def.: Egkahamit seini ke egpeg-iling wey egpahunsiling te lein lein ne me butang
You use more when you compare different things.
The mountains are more beautiful than the sea.
Ka me bubungan mas meupiya pad iya te dahat.
She finished her work more quickly than her sister.
I like vegetables more than fruit.
Egkeupian a te gulay du te prutas.
Irreg.  much/fb:many, more, most.