Alewt
/alewt/
Aleut, relating to the Aleuts, their language, culture and history — Common phrases: alewt til "the Aleut language" and alewt tişirıw "an Aleut woman".
- Alewt til — the Aleut language
- Alewt halq — the Aleut people
- Alewt tişirıw — an Aleut woman
- Alewt jır — an Aleut song
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | AlewtmeI am Aleut | Alewtseyou are Aleut | Alewtdühe is Aleut | Alewtbüzwe are Aleut | Alewtsüzyou all are Aleut | Alewtdülethey are Aleut |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Alewtdü — "compared to me, he is Aleut."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Alewtdümine is Aleut | seniki Alewtdüyours is Aleut | anıqı Alewtdühis is Aleut | bizniki Alewtdüours is Aleut | sizniki Alewtdüyours (pl.) is Aleut | alanıqı Alewtdütheirs is Aleut |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Alewtdülemine are Aleut | senikile Alewtdüleyours are Aleut | anıqıla Alewtdülehis are Aleut | biznikile Alewtdüleours are Aleut | siznikile Alewtdüleyours (pl.) are Aleut | alanıqıla Alewtdületheirs are Aleut |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Alewtdü, bıla Alewtdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".