eston
/eston/
Estonian, relating to Estonia, the Estonians, or their language and culture — Common phrases: eston til "the Estonian language", eston tişirıw "an Estonian woman".
- eston til — the Estonian language
- eston tişirıw — an Estonian woman
- eston literatura — Estonian literature
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | estonmaI am Estonian | estonsayou are Estonian | estonduhe is Estonian | estonbuzwe are Estonian | estonsuzyou all are Estonian | estondulathey are Estonian |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden estondu — "compared to me, he is Estonian."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki estondumine is Estonian | seniki estonduyours is Estonian | anıqı estonduhis is Estonian | bizniki estonduours is Estonian | sizniki estonduyours (pl.) is Estonian | alanıqı estondutheirs is Estonian |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile estondulamine are Estonian | senikile estondulayours are Estonian | anıqıla estondulahis are Estonian | biznikile estondulaours are Estonian | siznikile estondulayours (pl.) are Estonian | alanıqıla estondulatheirs are Estonian |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu estondu, bıla estondula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".