dungan
/dunɡan/
Dungan, relating to the Dungan people, their language, culture or history
- duŋan til — the Dungan language
- duŋan tişirıw — a Dungan woman
- duŋan halq — the Dungan people
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | dunganmaI am Dungan | dungansayou are Dungan | dungandıhe is Dungan | dunganbızwe are Dungan | dungansızyou all are Dungan | dungandılathey are Dungan |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden dungandı — "compared to me, he is Dungan."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki dungandımine is Dungan | seniki dungandıyours is Dungan | anıqı dungandıhis is Dungan | bizniki dungandıours is Dungan | sizniki dungandıyours (pl.) is Dungan | alanıqı dungandıtheirs is Dungan |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile dungandılamine are Dungan | senikile dungandılayours are Dungan | anıqıla dungandılahis are Dungan | biznikile dungandılaours are Dungan | siznikile dungandılayours (pl.) are Dungan | alanıqıla dungandılatheirs are Dungan |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu dungandı, bıla dungandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".