avstriy
/avstrij/
Austrian
- avstriy halq — the Austrian people
- avstriy jır — an Austrian song
- avstriy jazıwçu — an Austrian writer
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | avstriymeI am Austrian | avstriyseyou are Austrian | avstriydihe is Austrian | avstriybizwe are Austrian | avstriysizyou all are Austrian | avstriydilethey are Austrian |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden avstriydi — "compared to me, he is Austrian."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki avstriydimine is Austrian | seniki avstriydiyours is Austrian | anıqı avstriydihis is Austrian | bizniki avstriydiours is Austrian | sizniki avstriydiyours (pl.) is Austrian | alanıqı avstriyditheirs is Austrian |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile avstriydilemine are Austrian | senikile avstriydileyours are Austrian | anıqıla avstriydilehis are Austrian | biznikile avstriydileours are Austrian | siznikile avstriydileyours (pl.) are Austrian | alanıqıla avstriydiletheirs are Austrian |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu avstriydi, bıla avstriydile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".