Bengal
/benɡal/
Bengali, of Bengal — Used for the Bengali people, their language, culture and history, as in beŋal halq "the Bengali people". beŋal ot is a Bengal light, a sparkler or colored firework.
- Beŋal halq — the Bengali people
- Beŋal tilde söleşedi — speaks in the Bengali language
- Beŋal ot — a Bengal light
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | BengalmaI am Bengali | Bengalsayou are Bengali | Bengaldıhe is Bengali | Bengalbızwe are Bengali | Bengalsızyou all are Bengali | Bengaldılathey are Bengali |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Bengaldı — "compared to me, he is Bengali."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Bengaldımine is Bengali | seniki Bengaldıyours is Bengali | anıqı Bengaldıhis is Bengali | bizniki Bengaldıours is Bengali | sizniki Bengaldıyours (pl.) is Bengali | alanıqı Bengaldıtheirs is Bengali |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Bengaldılamine are Bengali | senikile Bengaldılayours are Bengali | anıqıla Bengaldılahis are Bengali | biznikile Bengaldılaours are Bengali | siznikile Bengaldılayours (pl.) are Bengali | alanıqıla Bengaldılatheirs are Bengali |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Bengaldı, bıla Bengaldıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".