şoŋquldawuq
/ʃoŋquldawuq/
gurgling, making a gurgling sound one source
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | şoŋquldawuqmaI am gurgling | şoŋquldawuqsayou are gurgling | şoŋquldawuqduhe is gurgling | şoŋquldawuqbuzwe are gurgling | şoŋquldawuqsuzyou all are gurgling | şoŋquldawuqdulathey are gurgling |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden şoŋquldawuqdu — "compared to me, he is gurgling."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki şoŋquldawuqdumine is gurgling | seniki şoŋquldawuqduyours is gurgling | anıqı şoŋquldawuqduhis is gurgling | bizniki şoŋquldawuqduours is gurgling | sizniki şoŋquldawuqduyours (pl.) is gurgling | alanıqı şoŋquldawuqdutheirs is gurgling |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile şoŋquldawuqdulamine are gurgling | senikile şoŋquldawuqdulayours are gurgling | anıqıla şoŋquldawuqdulahis are gurgling | biznikile şoŋquldawuqdulaours are gurgling | siznikile şoŋquldawuqdulayours (pl.) are gurgling | alanıqıla şoŋquldawuqdulatheirs are gurgling |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu şoŋquldawuqdu, bıla şoŋquldawuqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".