şıbırdawuq
/ʃɯbɯrdawuq/
rustling, making a soft whispering sound
- şıbırdawuq çapraqla — rustling leaves
- kiyimi şıbırdawuqdu — her clothes rustle
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | şıbırdawuqmaI am rustling | şıbırdawuqsayou are rustling | şıbırdawuqduhe is rustling | şıbırdawuqbuzwe are rustling | şıbırdawuqsuzyou all are rustling | şıbırdawuqdulathey are rustling |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden şıbırdawuqdu — "compared to me, he is rustling."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki şıbırdawuqdumine is rustling | seniki şıbırdawuqduyours is rustling | anıqı şıbırdawuqduhis is rustling | bizniki şıbırdawuqduours is rustling | sizniki şıbırdawuqduyours (pl.) is rustling | alanıqı şıbırdawuqdutheirs is rustling |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile şıbırdawuqdulamine are rustling | senikile şıbırdawuqdulayours are rustling | anıqıla şıbırdawuqdulahis are rustling | biznikile şıbırdawuqdulaours are rustling | siznikile şıbırdawuqdulayours (pl.) are rustling | alanıqıla şıbırdawuqdulatheirs are rustling |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu şıbırdawuqdu, bıla şıbırdawuqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".