burunŋulu
/burunŋulu/
1. ancient, of olden times, of long ago
- burunŋulu adetle — the customs of long ago
- burunŋulu zamanlada — in the times of long ago
- burunŋulu qalala — ancient towers
- burunŋulu aqılmanla — the sages of olden times
- burunŋulu aqılman aythanlay — as an ancient sage said
2. people of olden times, the ancients, forebears — Usually in the plural: burunŋulula aythança "as the ancients used to say".
- burunŋulula aythança — as the ancients said
- burunŋulula boş aytmağandıla — the ancients did not say it for nothing
- burunŋululanı zamanında — in the time of the ancients
- burunŋululanı alamat aytıwları bolğandıla — the ancients had wonderful legends
- burunŋululanı sözleri — the words of the forebears
- burunŋululadan qalğan adetle — customs left by the forebears
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | burunŋulumaI am of olden times | burunŋulusayou are of olden times | burunŋuluduhe is of olden times | burunŋulubuzwe are of olden times | burunŋulusuzyou all are of olden times | burunŋuludulathey are of olden times |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden burunŋuludu — "compared to me, he is of olden times."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki burunŋuludumine is of olden times | seniki burunŋuluduyours is of olden times | anıqı burunŋuluduhis is of olden times | bizniki burunŋuluduours is of olden times | sizniki burunŋuluduyours (pl.) is of olden times | alanıqı burunŋuludutheirs is of olden times |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile burunŋuludulamine are of olden times | senikile burunŋuludulayours are of olden times | anıqıla burunŋuludulahis are of olden times | biznikile burunŋuludulaours are of olden times | siznikile burunŋuludulayours (pl.) are of olden times | alanıqıla burunŋuludulatheirs are of olden times |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu burunŋuludu, bıla burunŋuludula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".