aŋılawçu
/aŋɯlawtʃu/
1. quick-witted, bright, quick to understand
- aŋılawçu sabiy — a quick-witted child
- ol aŋılawçu jaşdı — he is a bright boy
- aŋılawçu oquwçula — bright pupils
2. sensible, rational, aware one source
- aŋılawçu adam — a sensible person
- sen aŋılawçu adamsa — you are a sensible person
- biz aŋılawçu adamlabız — we are sensible people
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | aŋılawçumaI am quick-witted | aŋılawçusayou are quick-witted | aŋılawçuduhe is quick-witted | aŋılawçubuzwe are quick-witted | aŋılawçusuzyou all are quick-witted | aŋılawçudulathey are quick-witted |
| comparative — more | aŋılawçuraqmaI am more quick-witted | aŋılawçuraqsayou are more quick-witted | aŋılawçuraqdıhe is more quick-witted | aŋılawçuraqbızwe are more quick-witted | aŋılawçuraqsızyou all are more quick-witted | aŋılawçuraqdılathey are more quick-witted |
| intensifier — very | bek aŋılawçumaI am very quick-witted | bek aŋılawçusayou are very quick-witted | bek aŋılawçuduhe is very quick-witted | bek aŋılawçubuzwe are very quick-witted | bek aŋılawçusuzyou all are very quick-witted | bek aŋılawçudulathey are very quick-witted |
| superlative — most | em aŋılawçumaI am the most quick-witted | em aŋılawçusayou are the most quick-witted | em aŋılawçuduhe is the most quick-witted | em aŋılawçubuzwe are the most quick-witted | em aŋılawçusuzyou all are the most quick-witted | em aŋılawçudulathey are the most quick-witted |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden aŋılawçudu — "compared to me, he is quick-witted."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki aŋılawçudumine is quick-witted | seniki aŋılawçuduyours is quick-witted | anıqı aŋılawçuduhis is quick-witted | bizniki aŋılawçuduours is quick-witted | sizniki aŋılawçuduyours (pl.) is quick-witted | alanıqı aŋılawçudutheirs is quick-witted |
| comparative — more | meniki aŋılawçuraqdımine is more quick-witted | seniki aŋılawçuraqdıyours is more quick-witted | anıqı aŋılawçuraqdıhis is more quick-witted | bizniki aŋılawçuraqdıours is more quick-witted | sizniki aŋılawçuraqdıyours (pl.) is more quick-witted | alanıqı aŋılawçuraqdıtheirs is more quick-witted |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek aŋılawçudumine is very quick-witted | seniki bek aŋılawçuduyours is very quick-witted | anıqı bek aŋılawçuduhis is very quick-witted | bizniki bek aŋılawçuduours is very quick-witted | sizniki bek aŋılawçuduyours (pl.) is very quick-witted | alanıqı bek aŋılawçudutheirs is very quick-witted |
| superlative — most | meniki em aŋılawçudumine is the most quick-witted | seniki em aŋılawçuduyours is the most quick-witted | anıqı em aŋılawçuduhis is the most quick-witted | bizniki em aŋılawçuduours is the most quick-witted | sizniki em aŋılawçuduyours (pl.) is the most quick-witted | alanıqı em aŋılawçudutheirs is the most quick-witted |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile aŋılawçudulamine are quick-witted | senikile aŋılawçudulayours are quick-witted | anıqıla aŋılawçudulahis are quick-witted | biznikile aŋılawçudulaours are quick-witted | siznikile aŋılawçudulayours (pl.) are quick-witted | alanıqıla aŋılawçudulatheirs are quick-witted |
| comparative — more | menikile aŋılawçuraqdılamine are more quick-witted | senikile aŋılawçuraqdılayours are more quick-witted | anıqıla aŋılawçuraqdılahis are more quick-witted | biznikile aŋılawçuraqdılaours are more quick-witted | siznikile aŋılawçuraqdılayours (pl.) are more quick-witted | alanıqıla aŋılawçuraqdılatheirs are more quick-witted |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek aŋılawçudulamine are very quick-witted | senikile bek aŋılawçudulayours are very quick-witted | anıqıla bek aŋılawçudulahis are very quick-witted | biznikile bek aŋılawçudulaours are very quick-witted | siznikile bek aŋılawçudulayours (pl.) are very quick-witted | alanıqıla bek aŋılawçudulatheirs are very quick-witted |
| superlative — most | menikile em aŋılawçudulamine are the most quick-witted | senikile em aŋılawçudulayours are the most quick-witted | anıqıla em aŋılawçudulahis are the most quick-witted | biznikile em aŋılawçudulaours are the most quick-witted | siznikile em aŋılawçudulayours (pl.) are the most quick-witted | alanıqıla em aŋılawçudulatheirs are the most quick-witted |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu aŋılawçudu, bıla aŋılawçudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".