Çukot
/tʃukot/
Chukchi, of the Chukchi people — Used before a noun: çukot til the Chukchi language; çukot tişirıw a Chukchi woman. one source
- Çukot til — the Chukchi language
- Çukot tişirıw — a Chukchi woman
- Çukot halq — the Chukchi people
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | ÇukotmaI am Chukchi | Çukotsayou are Chukchi | Çukotduhe is Chukchi | Çukotbuzwe are Chukchi | Çukotsuzyou all are Chukchi | Çukotdulathey are Chukchi |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Çukotdu — "compared to me, he is Chukchi."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Çukotdumine is Chukchi | seniki Çukotduyours is Chukchi | anıqı Çukotduhis is Chukchi | bizniki Çukotduours is Chukchi | sizniki Çukotduyours (pl.) is Chukchi | alanıqı Çukotdutheirs is Chukchi |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Çukotdulamine are Chukchi | senikile Çukotdulayours are Chukchi | anıqıla Çukotdulahis are Chukchi | biznikile Çukotdulaours are Chukchi | siznikile Çukotdulayours (pl.) are Chukchi | alanıqıla Çukotdulatheirs are Chukchi |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Çukotdu, bıla Çukotdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".