gujuma
/ɡudʒuma/ · plural gujumala
1. a wolf pack, a pack of wolves
- gujuma tawda jürüydü — a wolf pack roams in the mountains
- keçe gujuma uluydu — at night the wolf pack howls
- gujuma qoşha juwuq keldi — the wolf pack came close to the shepherd's camp
2. a louse — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 and Guzeev 1996–2005 mark this meaning Karachay.
- sabiyni başında gujuma bar — there is a louse on the child's head
- sabiy gujumadan qutuldu — the child got rid of the louse
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gujumathe wolf pack | gujumammy wolf pack | gujumaŋyour wolf pack | gujumasıhis wolf pack | gujumabızour wolf pack | gujumağızyou all's wolf pack | gujumalarıtheir wolf packs |
| Genitive | gujumanıthe wolf pack's | gujumamımy wolf pack's | gujumaŋıyour wolf pack's | gujumasınıhis wolf pack's | gujumabıznıour wolf pack's | gujumağıznıyou all's wolf pack's | gujumalarınıtheir wolf packs' |
| Accusative | gujumanıthe wolf pack (as the object) | gujumamımy wolf pack (as the object) | gujumaŋıyour wolf pack (as the object) | gujumasınhis wolf pack (as the object) | gujumabıznıour wolf pack (as the object) | gujumağıznıyou all's wolf pack (as the object) | gujumalarıntheir wolf packs (as the object) |
| Dative | gujumağato the wolf pack | gujumamato my wolf pack | gujumaŋato your wolf pack | gujumasınato his wolf pack | gujumabızğato our wolf pack | gujumağızğato you all's wolf pack | gujumalarınato their wolf packs |
| Locative | gujumadain / at the wolf pack | gujumamdain / at my wolf pack | gujumaŋdain / at your wolf pack | gujumasındain / at his wolf pack | gujumabızdain / at our wolf pack | gujumağızdain / at you all's wolf pack | gujumalarındain / at their wolf packs |
| Ablative | gujumadanfrom the wolf pack | gujumamdanfrom my wolf pack | gujumaŋdanfrom your wolf pack | gujumasındanfrom his wolf pack | gujumabızdanfrom our wolf pack | gujumağızdanfrom you all's wolf pack | gujumalarındanfrom their wolf packs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gujumalathe wolf packs | gujumalarımmy wolf packs | gujumalarıŋyour wolf packs | gujumalarıhis wolf packs | gujumalarıbızour wolf packs | gujumalarığızyou all's wolf packs | gujumalarıtheir wolf packs |
| Genitive | gujumalanıthe wolf packs' | gujumalarımımy wolf packs' | gujumalarıŋıyour wolf packs' | gujumalarınıhis wolf packs' | gujumalarıbıznıour wolf packs' | gujumalarığıznıyou all's wolf packs' | gujumalarınıtheir wolf packs' |
| Accusative | gujumalanıthe wolf packs (as the object) | gujumalarımımy wolf packs (as the object) | gujumalarıŋıyour wolf packs (as the object) | gujumalarınhis wolf packs (as the object) | gujumalarıbıznıour wolf packs (as the object) | gujumalarığıznıyou all's wolf packs (as the object) | gujumalarıntheir wolf packs (as the object) |
| Dative | gujumalağato the wolf packs | gujumalarımato my wolf packs | gujumalarıŋato your wolf packs | gujumalarınato his wolf packs | gujumalarıbızğato our wolf packs | gujumalarığızğato you all's wolf packs | gujumalarınato their wolf packs |
| Locative | gujumaladain / at the wolf packs | gujumalarımdain / at my wolf packs | gujumalarıŋdain / at your wolf packs | gujumalarındain / at his wolf packs | gujumalarıbızdain / at our wolf packs | gujumalarığızdain / at you all's wolf packs | gujumalarındain / at their wolf packs |
| Ablative | gujumaladanfrom the wolf packs | gujumalarımdanfrom my wolf packs | gujumalarıŋdanfrom your wolf packs | gujumalarındanfrom his wolf packs | gujumalarıbızdanfrom our wolf packs | gujumalarığızdanfrom you all's wolf packs | gujumalarındanfrom their wolf packs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gujumaları can mean "his / her wolf packs", "their wolf pack", or "their wolf packs" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.