duppa-duppuq
/duppa-duppuq/
very blunt, utterly blunt (of a knife or blade)
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | duppa-duppuqduhe is very blunt | duppa-duppuqdulathey are very blunt |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden duppa-duppuqdu — "compared to me, he is very blunt."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki duppa-duppuqdumine is very blunt | seniki duppa-duppuqduyours is very blunt | anıqı duppa-duppuqduhis is very blunt | bizniki duppa-duppuqduours is very blunt | sizniki duppa-duppuqduyours (pl.) is very blunt | alanıqı duppa-duppuqdutheirs is very blunt |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile duppa-duppuqdulamine are very blunt | senikile duppa-duppuqdulayours are very blunt | anıqıla duppa-duppuqdulahis are very blunt | biznikile duppa-duppuqdulaours are very blunt | siznikile duppa-duppuqdulayours (pl.) are very blunt | alanıqıla duppa-duppuqdulatheirs are very blunt |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu duppa-duppuqdu, bıla duppa-duppuqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".