apon / Apon

/apon/ · plural Aponla

1. (adj.) Japanese (Russ.; colloq.) — A colloquial form of yapon.

apon qazawat — the Japanese war
apon til — the Japanese language
apon uruş — the Japanese war
apon halq — the Japanese people

2. (n.) a Japanese person (Russ.)

ol apondu — he is a Japanese person
eki apon keldile — two Japanese people came

3. (n.) Japan

Apon uzaqdadı — Japan is far away
qarnaşım Aponda jaşaydı — my brother lives in Japan
ol Apondan kelgendi — he has come from Japan

As an adjective

Saying it about someone

Saying it about someone — apon
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	aponmaI am Japanese	aponsayou are Japanese	aponduhe is Japanese	aponbuzwe are Japanese	aponsuzyou all are Japanese	apondulathey are Japanese

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden apondu — "compared to me, he is Japanese."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — apon
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki apondumine is Japanese	seniki aponduyours is Japanese	anıqı aponduhis is Japanese	bizniki aponduours is Japanese	sizniki aponduyours (pl.) is Japanese	alanıqı apondutheirs is Japanese

Several things

Several things — apon
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile apondulamine are Japanese	senikile apondulayours are Japanese	anıqıla apondulahis are Japanese	biznikile apondulaours are Japanese	siznikile apondulayours (pl.) are Japanese	alanıqıla apondulatheirs are Japanese

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu apondu, bıla apondula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of Apon, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	Aponthe Japan	Aponummy Japan	Aponuŋyour Japan	Aponuhis Japan	Aponubuzour Japan	Aponuğuzyou all's Japan	Aponlarıtheir Japans
Genitive	Aponnuthe Japan's	Aponumumy Japan's	Aponuŋuyour Japan's	Aponunuhis Japan's	Aponubuznuour Japan's	Aponuğuznuyou all's Japan's	Aponlarınıtheir Japans'
Accusative	Aponnuthe Japan (as the object)	Aponumumy Japan (as the object)	Aponuŋuyour Japan (as the object)	Aponunhis Japan (as the object)	Aponubuznuour Japan (as the object)	Aponuğuznuyou all's Japan (as the object)	Aponlarıntheir Japans (as the object)
Dative	Aponŋato the Japan	Aponumato my Japan	Aponuŋato your Japan	Aponunato his Japan	Aponubuzğato our Japan	Aponuğuzğato you all's Japan	Aponlarınato their Japans
Locative	Apondain / at the Japan	Aponumdain / at my Japan	Aponuŋdain / at your Japan	Aponundain / at his Japan	Aponubuzdain / at our Japan	Aponuğuzdain / at you all's Japan	Aponlarındain / at their Japans
Ablative	Apondanfrom the Japan	Aponumdanfrom my Japan	Aponuŋdanfrom your Japan	Aponundanfrom his Japan	Aponubuzdanfrom our Japan	Aponuğuzdanfrom you all's Japan	Aponlarındanfrom their Japans

Plural

Plural — cases of Apon, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	Aponlathe Japans	Aponlarımmy Japans	Aponlarıŋyour Japans	Aponlarıhis Japans	Aponlarıbızour Japans	Aponlarığızyou all's Japans	Aponlarıtheir Japans
Genitive	Aponlanıthe Japans'	Aponlarımımy Japans'	Aponlarıŋıyour Japans'	Aponlarınıhis Japans'	Aponlarıbıznıour Japans'	Aponlarığıznıyou all's Japans'	Aponlarınıtheir Japans'
Accusative	Aponlanıthe Japans (as the object)	Aponlarımımy Japans (as the object)	Aponlarıŋıyour Japans (as the object)	Aponlarınhis Japans (as the object)	Aponlarıbıznıour Japans (as the object)	Aponlarığıznıyou all's Japans (as the object)	Aponlarıntheir Japans (as the object)
Dative	Aponlağato the Japans	Aponlarımato my Japans	Aponlarıŋato your Japans	Aponlarınato his Japans	Aponlarıbızğato our Japans	Aponlarığızğato you all's Japans	Aponlarınato their Japans
Locative	Aponladain / at the Japans	Aponlarımdain / at my Japans	Aponlarıŋdain / at your Japans	Aponlarındain / at his Japans	Aponlarıbızdain / at our Japans	Aponlarığızdain / at you all's Japans	Aponlarındain / at their Japans
Ablative	Aponladanfrom the Japans	Aponlarımdanfrom my Japans	Aponlarıŋdanfrom your Japans	Aponlarındanfrom his Japans	Aponlarıbızdanfrom our Japans	Aponlarığızdanfrom you all's Japans	Aponlarındanfrom their Japans

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Aponları can mean "his / her Japans", "their Japan", or "their Japans" — context decides.

Whose it is

Belonging to Apon — the Japan's one
Case	one thing, one owner	several things, one owner	one thing, several owners	several things, several owners
Nominative	Aponnuquthe Japan's one	Aponnuqulathe Japan's ones	Aponlanıqıthe Japans' one	Aponlanıqılathe Japans' ones
Genitive	Aponnuqunuof the Japan's one	Aponnuqulanıof the Japan's ones	Aponlanıqınıof the Japans' one	Aponlanıqılanıof the Japans' ones
Accusative	Aponnuqunthe Japan's one (as the object)	Aponnuqulanıthe Japan's ones (as the object)	Aponlanıqınthe Japans' one (as the object)	Aponlanıqılanıthe Japans' ones (as the object)
Dative	Aponnuqunato the Japan's one	Aponnuqulağato the Japan's ones	Aponlanıqınato the Japans' one	Aponlanıqılağato the Japans' ones
Locative	Aponnuqundain / at the Japan's one	Aponnuquladain / at the Japan's ones	Aponlanıqındain / at the Japans' one	Aponlanıqıladain / at the Japans' ones
Ablative	Aponnuqundanfrom the Japan's one	Aponnuquladanfrom the Japan's ones	Aponlanıqındanfrom the Japans' one	Aponlanıqıladanfrom the Japans' ones

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.