Gagawz
/ɡaɡawz/
Gagauz, relating to the Gagauz people, their language, culture or history — Common in gagawz til "the Gagauz language" and gagawz literatura "Gagauz literature".
- Gagawz til — the Gagauz language
- Gagawz literatura — Gagauz literature
- Gagawz halq — the Gagauz people
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | GagawzmaI am Gagauz | Gagawzsayou are Gagauz | Gagawzduhe is Gagauz | Gagawzbuzwe are Gagauz | Gagawzsuzyou all are Gagauz | Gagawzdulathey are Gagauz |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Gagawzdu — "compared to me, he is Gagauz."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Gagawzdumine is Gagauz | seniki Gagawzduyours is Gagauz | anıqı Gagawzduhis is Gagauz | bizniki Gagawzduours is Gagauz | sizniki Gagawzduyours (pl.) is Gagauz | alanıqı Gagawzdutheirs is Gagauz |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Gagawzdulamine are Gagauz | senikile Gagawzdulayours are Gagauz | anıqıla Gagawzdulahis are Gagauz | biznikile Gagawzdulaours are Gagauz | siznikile Gagawzdulayours (pl.) are Gagauz | alanıqıla Gagawzdulatheirs are Gagauz |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Gagawzdu, bıla Gagawzdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".