Abhaz
/abxaz/
Abkhaz, of the Abkhaz people or their language
- abhaz til — the Abkhaz language
- abhaz halq — the Abkhaz people
- abhaz tişirıw — an Abkhaz woman
- abhaz literatura — Abkhaz literature
- ol abhaz tilde söleşedi — he speaks in the Abkhaz language
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | AbhazmaI am Abkhaz | Abhazsayou are Abkhaz | Abhazdıhe is Abkhaz | Abhazbızwe are Abkhaz | Abhazsızyou all are Abkhaz | Abhazdılathey are Abkhaz |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Abhazdı — "compared to me, he is Abkhaz."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Abhazdımine is Abkhaz | seniki Abhazdıyours is Abkhaz | anıqı Abhazdıhis is Abkhaz | bizniki Abhazdıours is Abkhaz | sizniki Abhazdıyours (pl.) is Abkhaz | alanıqı Abhazdıtheirs is Abkhaz |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Abhazdılamine are Abkhaz | senikile Abhazdılayours are Abkhaz | anıqıla Abhazdılahis are Abkhaz | biznikile Abhazdılaours are Abkhaz | siznikile Abhazdılayours (pl.) are Abkhaz | alanıqıla Abhazdılatheirs are Abkhaz |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Abhazdı, bıla Abhazdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".