erinli
/erinli/
labial, labialized — Describes speech sounds articulated with the lips, including rounded vowels such as o and u.
- erinli tawuşla — labial sounds
- erinli açıqla — rounded vowels
- erinli qısıqla — labialized consonants
- bu açıq tawuş erinlidi — this vowel is rounded
- bu qısıq tawuş erinlidi — this consonant is labialized
- erinli tawuşnu ayt — pronounce the labial sound
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | erinlimeI am labial | erinliseyou are labial | erinlidihe is labial | erinlibizwe are labial | erinlisizyou all are labial | erinlidilethey are labial |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden erinlidi — "compared to me, he is labial."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki erinlidimine is labial | seniki erinlidiyours is labial | anıqı erinlidihis is labial | bizniki erinlidiours is labial | sizniki erinlidiyours (pl.) is labial | alanıqı erinliditheirs is labial |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile erinlidilemine are labial | senikile erinlidileyours are labial | anıqıla erinlidilehis are labial | biznikile erinlidileours are labial | siznikile erinlidileyours (pl.) are labial | alanıqıla erinlidiletheirs are labial |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu erinlidi, bıla erinlidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".