buwçu
/buwtʃu/ · plural buwçula
reindeer herder
- ol buwçudu — he is a reindeer herder
- buwçu keldi — the reindeer herder came
- men buwçunu kördüm — I saw the reindeer herder
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | buwçuthe reindeer herder | buwçummy reindeer herder | buwçuŋyour reindeer herder | buwçusuhis reindeer herder | buwçubuzour reindeer herder | buwçuğuzyou all's reindeer herder | buwçularıtheir reindeer herders |
| Genitive | buwçunuthe reindeer herder's | buwçumumy reindeer herder's | buwçuŋuyour reindeer herder's | buwçusunuhis reindeer herder's | buwçubuznuour reindeer herder's | buwçuğuznuyou all's reindeer herder's | buwçularınıtheir reindeer herders' |
| Accusative | buwçunuthe reindeer herder (as the object) | buwçumumy reindeer herder (as the object) | buwçuŋuyour reindeer herder (as the object) | buwçusunhis reindeer herder (as the object) | buwçubuznuour reindeer herder (as the object) | buwçuğuznuyou all's reindeer herder (as the object) | buwçularıntheir reindeer herders (as the object) |
| Dative | buwçuğato the reindeer herder | buwçumato my reindeer herder | buwçuŋato your reindeer herder | buwçusunato his reindeer herder | buwçubuzğato our reindeer herder | buwçuğuzğato you all's reindeer herder | buwçularınato their reindeer herders |
| Locative | buwçudain / at the reindeer herder | buwçumdain / at my reindeer herder | buwçuŋdain / at your reindeer herder | buwçusundain / at his reindeer herder | buwçubuzdain / at our reindeer herder | buwçuğuzdain / at you all's reindeer herder | buwçularındain / at their reindeer herders |
| Ablative | buwçudanfrom the reindeer herder | buwçumdanfrom my reindeer herder | buwçuŋdanfrom your reindeer herder | buwçusundanfrom his reindeer herder | buwçubuzdanfrom our reindeer herder | buwçuğuzdanfrom you all's reindeer herder | buwçularındanfrom their reindeer herders |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | buwçulathe reindeer herders | buwçularımmy reindeer herders | buwçularıŋyour reindeer herders | buwçularıhis reindeer herders | buwçularıbızour reindeer herders | buwçularığızyou all's reindeer herders | buwçularıtheir reindeer herders |
| Genitive | buwçulanıthe reindeer herders' | buwçularımımy reindeer herders' | buwçularıŋıyour reindeer herders' | buwçularınıhis reindeer herders' | buwçularıbıznıour reindeer herders' | buwçularığıznıyou all's reindeer herders' | buwçularınıtheir reindeer herders' |
| Accusative | buwçulanıthe reindeer herders (as the object) | buwçularımımy reindeer herders (as the object) | buwçularıŋıyour reindeer herders (as the object) | buwçularınhis reindeer herders (as the object) | buwçularıbıznıour reindeer herders (as the object) | buwçularığıznıyou all's reindeer herders (as the object) | buwçularıntheir reindeer herders (as the object) |
| Dative | buwçulağato the reindeer herders | buwçularımato my reindeer herders | buwçularıŋato your reindeer herders | buwçularınato his reindeer herders | buwçularıbızğato our reindeer herders | buwçularığızğato you all's reindeer herders | buwçularınato their reindeer herders |
| Locative | buwçuladain / at the reindeer herders | buwçularımdain / at my reindeer herders | buwçularıŋdain / at your reindeer herders | buwçularındain / at his reindeer herders | buwçularıbızdain / at our reindeer herders | buwçularığızdain / at you all's reindeer herders | buwçularındain / at their reindeer herders |
| Ablative | buwçuladanfrom the reindeer herders | buwçularımdanfrom my reindeer herders | buwçularıŋdanfrom your reindeer herders | buwçularındanfrom his reindeer herders | buwçularıbızdanfrom our reindeer herders | buwçularığızdanfrom you all's reindeer herders | buwçularındanfrom their reindeer herders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: buwçuları can mean "his / her reindeer herders", "their reindeer herder", or "their reindeer herders" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.