adıgeyli
/adɯɡejli/ · plural adıgeylile
Adyghe person, a member of the Adyghe people — Before another noun it means Adyghe, as in adıgeyli qız "an Adyghe girl".
- adıgeyli qız — an Adyghe girl
- adıgeylileni tepsewleri — the dances of the Adyghe
- Adıgeylilede adet alaydı! — That is the custom among the Adyghe!
- çerkeslile, adıgeylile, qabartılıla, qaraçaylıla — Circassians, Adyghe, Kabardians, Karachays
- qaraçaylı bla adıgeyli qoşulğandıla — Karachay and Adyghe people joined
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adıgeylithe Adyghe person | adıgeylimmy Adyghe person | adıgeyliŋyour Adyghe person | adıgeylisihis Adyghe person | adıgeylibizour Adyghe person | adıgeyligizyou all's Adyghe person | adıgeylileritheir Adyghe people |
| Genitive | adıgeylinithe Adyghe person's | adıgeylimimy Adyghe person's | adıgeyliŋiyour Adyghe person's | adıgeylisinihis Adyghe person's | adıgeylibizniour Adyghe person's | adıgeyligizniyou all's Adyghe person's | adıgeylilerinitheir Adyghe people's |
| Accusative | adıgeylinithe Adyghe person (as the object) | adıgeylimimy Adyghe person (as the object) | adıgeyliŋiyour Adyghe person (as the object) | adıgeylisinhis Adyghe person (as the object) | adıgeylibizniour Adyghe person (as the object) | adıgeyligizniyou all's Adyghe person (as the object) | adıgeylilerintheir Adyghe people (as the object) |
| Dative | adıgeyligeto the Adyghe person | adıgeylimeto my Adyghe person | adıgeyliŋeto your Adyghe person | adıgeylisineto his Adyghe person | adıgeylibizgeto our Adyghe person | adıgeyligizgeto you all's Adyghe person | adıgeylilerineto their Adyghe people |
| Locative | adıgeylidein / at the Adyghe person | adıgeylimdein / at my Adyghe person | adıgeyliŋdein / at your Adyghe person | adıgeylisindein / at his Adyghe person | adıgeylibizdein / at our Adyghe person | adıgeyligizdein / at you all's Adyghe person | adıgeylilerindein / at their Adyghe people |
| Ablative | adıgeylidenfrom the Adyghe person | adıgeylimdenfrom my Adyghe person | adıgeyliŋdenfrom your Adyghe person | adıgeylisindenfrom his Adyghe person | adıgeylibizdenfrom our Adyghe person | adıgeyligizdenfrom you all's Adyghe person | adıgeylilerindenfrom their Adyghe people |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adıgeylilethe Adyghe people | adıgeylilerimmy Adyghe people | adıgeylileriŋyour Adyghe people | adıgeylilerihis Adyghe people | adıgeylileribizour Adyghe people | adıgeylilerigizyou all's Adyghe people | adıgeylileritheir Adyghe people |
| Genitive | adıgeylilenithe Adyghe people's | adıgeylilerimimy Adyghe people's | adıgeylileriŋiyour Adyghe people's | adıgeylilerinihis Adyghe people's | adıgeylileribizniour Adyghe people's | adıgeylilerigizniyou all's Adyghe people's | adıgeylilerinitheir Adyghe people's |
| Accusative | adıgeylilenithe Adyghe people (as the object) | adıgeylilerimimy Adyghe people (as the object) | adıgeylileriŋiyour Adyghe people (as the object) | adıgeylilerinhis Adyghe people (as the object) | adıgeylileribizniour Adyghe people (as the object) | adıgeylilerigizniyou all's Adyghe people (as the object) | adıgeylilerintheir Adyghe people (as the object) |
| Dative | adıgeylilegeto the Adyghe people | adıgeylilerimeto my Adyghe people | adıgeylileriŋeto your Adyghe people | adıgeylilerineto his Adyghe people | adıgeylileribizgeto our Adyghe people | adıgeylilerigizgeto you all's Adyghe people | adıgeylilerineto their Adyghe people |
| Locative | adıgeyliledein / at the Adyghe people | adıgeylilerimdein / at my Adyghe people | adıgeylileriŋdein / at your Adyghe people | adıgeylilerindein / at his Adyghe people | adıgeylileribizdein / at our Adyghe people | adıgeylilerigizdein / at you all's Adyghe people | adıgeylilerindein / at their Adyghe people |
| Ablative | adıgeyliledenfrom the Adyghe people | adıgeylilerimdenfrom my Adyghe people | adıgeylileriŋdenfrom your Adyghe people | adıgeylilerindenfrom his Adyghe people | adıgeylileribizdenfrom our Adyghe people | adıgeylilerigizdenfrom you all's Adyghe people | adıgeylilerindenfrom their Adyghe people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: adıgeylileri can mean "his / her Adyghe people", "their Adyghe person", or "their Adyghe people" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adıgeylinikithe Adyghe person's one | adıgeylinikilethe Adyghe person's ones | adıgeylilenikithe Adyghe people's one | adıgeylilenikilethe Adyghe people's ones |
| Genitive | adıgeylinikiniof the Adyghe person's one | adıgeylinikileniof the Adyghe person's ones | adıgeylilenikiniof the Adyghe people's one | adıgeylilenikileniof the Adyghe people's ones |
| Accusative | adıgeylinikinthe Adyghe person's one (as the object) | adıgeylinikilenithe Adyghe person's ones (as the object) | adıgeylilenikinthe Adyghe people's one (as the object) | adıgeylilenikilenithe Adyghe people's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | adıgeylinikineto the Adyghe person's one | adıgeylinikilegeto the Adyghe person's ones | adıgeylilenikineto the Adyghe people's one | adıgeylilenikilegeto the Adyghe people's ones |
| Locative | adıgeylinikindein / at the Adyghe person's one | adıgeylinikiledein / at the Adyghe person's ones | adıgeylilenikindein / at the Adyghe people's one | adıgeylilenikiledein / at the Adyghe people's ones |
| Ablative | adıgeylinikindenfrom the Adyghe person's one | adıgeylinikiledenfrom the Adyghe person's ones | adıgeylilenikindenfrom the Adyghe people's one | adıgeylilenikiledenfrom the Adyghe people's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.