şuwuldawuq
/ʃuwuldawuq/
sibilant, hissing (of consonants) — In the phrase şuwuldawuq tunakıla or şuwuldawuq qısıqla "sibilant consonants", meaning the consonants zh, ç, ş and ş.
- şuwuldawuq qısıqla — sibilant consonants
- şuwuldawuq tunakıla — sibilant consonants
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | şuwuldawuqmaI am hissing | şuwuldawuqsayou are hissing | şuwuldawuqduhe is hissing | şuwuldawuqbuzwe are hissing | şuwuldawuqsuzyou all are hissing | şuwuldawuqdulathey are hissing |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden şuwuldawuqdu — "compared to me, he is hissing."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki şuwuldawuqdumine is hissing | seniki şuwuldawuqduyours is hissing | anıqı şuwuldawuqduhis is hissing | bizniki şuwuldawuqduours is hissing | sizniki şuwuldawuqduyours (pl.) is hissing | alanıqı şuwuldawuqdutheirs is hissing |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile şuwuldawuqdulamine are hissing | senikile şuwuldawuqdulayours are hissing | anıqıla şuwuldawuqdulahis are hissing | biznikile şuwuldawuqdulaours are hissing | siznikile şuwuldawuqdulayours (pl.) are hissing | alanıqıla şuwuldawuqdulatheirs are hissing |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu şuwuldawuqdu, bıla şuwuldawuqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".