avar
/avar/
Avar; relating to the Avar people, their language, or culture
- avar til — the Avar language
- avar tişirıw — an Avar woman
- avar literatura — Avar literature
- ol avar tilni biledi — he knows the Avar language
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | avarmaI am Avar | avarsayou are Avar | avardıhe is Avar | avarbızwe are Avar | avarsızyou all are Avar | avardılathey are Avar |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden avardı — "compared to me, he is Avar."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki avardımine is Avar | seniki avardıyours is Avar | anıqı avardıhis is Avar | bizniki avardıours is Avar | sizniki avardıyours (pl.) is Avar | alanıqı avardıtheirs is Avar |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile avardılamine are Avar | senikile avardılayours are Avar | anıqıla avardılahis are Avar | biznikile avardılaours are Avar | siznikile avardılayours (pl.) are Avar | alanıqıla avardılatheirs are Avar |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu avardı, bıla avardıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".