Abaza
/abaza/
Abaza, Abazin, of the Abaza people, their language or culture
- abaza til — the Abaza language
- abaza tişirıw — an Abaza woman
- bir abaza qız — an Abaza girl
- abaza literatura — Abaza literature
- eki abaza elni tögereginde — around two Abaza villages
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | AbazamaI am Abaza | Abazasayou are Abaza | Abazadıhe is Abaza | Abazabızwe are Abaza | Abazasızyou all are Abaza | Abazadılathey are Abaza |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Abazadı — "compared to me, he is Abaza."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Abazadımine is Abaza | seniki Abazadıyours is Abaza | anıqı Abazadıhis is Abaza | bizniki Abazadıours is Abaza | sizniki Abazadıyours (pl.) is Abaza | alanıqı Abazadıtheirs is Abaza |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Abazadılamine are Abaza | senikile Abazadılayours are Abaza | anıqıla Abazadılahis are Abaza | biznikile Abazadılaours are Abaza | siznikile Abazadılayours (pl.) are Abaza | alanıqıla Abazadılatheirs are Abaza |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Abazadı, bıla Abazadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".