me'a BAI cmavo

mleca modal, 1st place (a lesser) undercut by ... ; usually a sumti modifier.


On affix form:

mleca
x1 is less than x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni) by amount x4.

In notes:

jbime'a
x1=m1=j1 is less close than x2=m2 is to x3=j2 in property / quantity x4=j3 by amount x5=m4.
mei'ai (exp!)
x1 is (n) less than x2 in metric x3 [ni, default cardinality]
satcyme'a
x1=m1=s1 is less exact/precise than x2=m2 is in property / quantity x3=s3 by amount x4=m4.
selsi'ame'a
x1=s2=m1 is less esteemed/respected/venerated/highly regarded than x2=m2 by x3=s1 [object of respect] by margin x4=m4.