A superlative may be expressed also by using the comparative instead: ma tchípanat anhopuitáki omálgan isímmahis "that boy is the tallest of all my children"; lit. "that boy is taller than all my children." Or the superlative is expressed by the augmentative adverb máhi: _very, quite, greatly, largely_ yíktchi máhi, _the strongest_, which at the same time means: _very strong, quite strong_; `láko máhi _largest_ and _very large_; máhimahi _tallest_ and _very tall_; the latter also being expressed by a lengthening of the vowel: mā′hi _very tall_.