awruqsunuwçu
/awruqsunuwtʃu/
sickly, often ill
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | awruqsunuwçumaI am sickly | awruqsunuwçusayou are sickly | awruqsunuwçuduhe is sickly | awruqsunuwçubuzwe are sickly | awruqsunuwçusuzyou all are sickly | awruqsunuwçudulathey are sickly |
| comparative — more | awruqsunuwçuraqmaI am sicklier | awruqsunuwçuraqsayou are sicklier | awruqsunuwçuraqdıhe is sicklier | awruqsunuwçuraqbızwe are sicklier | awruqsunuwçuraqsızyou all are sicklier | awruqsunuwçuraqdılathey are sicklier |
| intensifier — very | bek awruqsunuwçumaI am very sickly | bek awruqsunuwçusayou are very sickly | bek awruqsunuwçuduhe is very sickly | bek awruqsunuwçubuzwe are very sickly | bek awruqsunuwçusuzyou all are very sickly | bek awruqsunuwçudulathey are very sickly |
| superlative — most | em awruqsunuwçumaI am the sickliest | em awruqsunuwçusayou are the sickliest | em awruqsunuwçuduhe is the sickliest | em awruqsunuwçubuzwe are the sickliest | em awruqsunuwçusuzyou all are the sickliest | em awruqsunuwçudulathey are the sickliest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden awruqsunuwçudu — "compared to me, he is sickly."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki awruqsunuwçudumine is sickly | seniki awruqsunuwçuduyours is sickly | anıqı awruqsunuwçuduhis is sickly | bizniki awruqsunuwçuduours is sickly | sizniki awruqsunuwçuduyours (pl.) is sickly | alanıqı awruqsunuwçudutheirs is sickly |
| comparative — more | meniki awruqsunuwçuraqdımine is sicklier | seniki awruqsunuwçuraqdıyours is sicklier | anıqı awruqsunuwçuraqdıhis is sicklier | bizniki awruqsunuwçuraqdıours is sicklier | sizniki awruqsunuwçuraqdıyours (pl.) is sicklier | alanıqı awruqsunuwçuraqdıtheirs is sicklier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek awruqsunuwçudumine is very sickly | seniki bek awruqsunuwçuduyours is very sickly | anıqı bek awruqsunuwçuduhis is very sickly | bizniki bek awruqsunuwçuduours is very sickly | sizniki bek awruqsunuwçuduyours (pl.) is very sickly | alanıqı bek awruqsunuwçudutheirs is very sickly |
| superlative — most | meniki em awruqsunuwçudumine is the sickliest | seniki em awruqsunuwçuduyours is the sickliest | anıqı em awruqsunuwçuduhis is the sickliest | bizniki em awruqsunuwçuduours is the sickliest | sizniki em awruqsunuwçuduyours (pl.) is the sickliest | alanıqı em awruqsunuwçudutheirs is the sickliest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile awruqsunuwçudulamine are sickly | senikile awruqsunuwçudulayours are sickly | anıqıla awruqsunuwçudulahis are sickly | biznikile awruqsunuwçudulaours are sickly | siznikile awruqsunuwçudulayours (pl.) are sickly | alanıqıla awruqsunuwçudulatheirs are sickly |
| comparative — more | menikile awruqsunuwçuraqdılamine are sicklier | senikile awruqsunuwçuraqdılayours are sicklier | anıqıla awruqsunuwçuraqdılahis are sicklier | biznikile awruqsunuwçuraqdılaours are sicklier | siznikile awruqsunuwçuraqdılayours (pl.) are sicklier | alanıqıla awruqsunuwçuraqdılatheirs are sicklier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek awruqsunuwçudulamine are very sickly | senikile bek awruqsunuwçudulayours are very sickly | anıqıla bek awruqsunuwçudulahis are very sickly | biznikile bek awruqsunuwçudulaours are very sickly | siznikile bek awruqsunuwçudulayours (pl.) are very sickly | alanıqıla bek awruqsunuwçudulatheirs are very sickly |
| superlative — most | menikile em awruqsunuwçudulamine are the sickliest | senikile em awruqsunuwçudulayours are the sickliest | anıqıla em awruqsunuwçudulahis are the sickliest | biznikile em awruqsunuwçudulaours are the sickliest | siznikile em awruqsunuwçudulayours (pl.) are the sickliest | alanıqıla em awruqsunuwçudulatheirs are the sickliest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu awruqsunuwçudu, bıla awruqsunuwçudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".