Adıgey
/adɯɡej/
Adyghe; relating to the Adyghe people, their language, culture or history — Common in adıgey til 'the Adyghe language'.
- Adıgey til — the Adyghe language
- Adıgey tişirıw — an Adyghe woman
- Adıgey jırla — Adyghe songs
- Adıgey halq — the Adyghe people
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | AdıgeymeI am Adyghe | Adıgeyseyou are Adyghe | Adıgeydihe is Adyghe | Adıgeybizwe are Adyghe | Adıgeysizyou all are Adyghe | Adıgeydilethey are Adyghe |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Adıgeydi — "compared to me, he is Adyghe."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Adıgeydimine is Adyghe | seniki Adıgeydiyours is Adyghe | anıqı Adıgeydihis is Adyghe | bizniki Adıgeydiours is Adyghe | sizniki Adıgeydiyours (pl.) is Adyghe | alanıqı Adıgeyditheirs is Adyghe |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Adıgeydilemine are Adyghe | senikile Adıgeydileyours are Adyghe | anıqıla Adıgeydilehis are Adyghe | biznikile Adıgeydileours are Adyghe | siznikile Adıgeydileyours (pl.) are Adyghe | alanıqıla Adıgeydiletheirs are Adyghe |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Adıgeydi, bıla Adıgeydile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".