ili
Keywords: modifiers, modifier binding
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'i.li |
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| Part of Speech: | modifier |
| Class: | adjective, adverb |
| Forms: | ili, ilino |
| Glosses: | almost, nearly |
Description:
The modifier 'ili' is a common modifier of near achievement or near completion, expressing the idea that something is almost or nearly the state of some object. It has a regular tight binding form 'ilino' for modifying other modifiers that is considered one of the core tight binding modifiers in the 'precisions set', being considered the modifier of penultimization.