Comparison of adverbs

Adverbs do not have comparison forms, strictly speaking, since adverbs are a dead end in inflection and word derivation: an adverb may be an inflected form or a derived form by its origin, but it is itself not a base for inflected or derived words. However, in practical terms, some adverb types constitute sets that effectively mean comparison, as shown in the following table.

As an alternative to superlative adverbials like helpoimmin, derivations like helpoiten are often used for many words.

The following section describes how the mmin and immin words can be described as inflected forms of the comparative and superlative adjectives rather than derivations of the basic positive adjective.