humha
/xumxa/
1. nasal-voiced, speaking through the nose; nasal (of a voice)
- humha awaz — a nasal voice
- anı awazı humhadı — his voice is nasal
- humha adam — a person who speaks through the nose
- humha awazlı jaşçıq — a little boy with a nasal voice
- humha burun — a nose that makes speech nasal
2. nasally, through the nose
- humha söleşirge — to speak through the nose
- jaş humha söleşedi — the young man speaks through his nose
- har sözün sozub, humha söleşedi — drawing out every word, he speaks through his nose
- humha çığa edi sözü — his speech came out nasally
- humha juwab berdi — he answered nasally
- humha oqudu — he read nasally
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | humhamaI am nasal-voiced | humhasayou are nasal-voiced | humhadıhe is nasal-voiced | humhabızwe are nasal-voiced | humhasızyou all are nasal-voiced | humhadılathey are nasal-voiced |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden humhadı — "compared to me, he is nasal-voiced."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki humhadımine is nasal-voiced | seniki humhadıyours is nasal-voiced | anıqı humhadıhis is nasal-voiced | bizniki humhadıours is nasal-voiced | sizniki humhadıyours (pl.) is nasal-voiced | alanıqı humhadıtheirs is nasal-voiced |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile humhadılamine are nasal-voiced | senikile humhadılayours are nasal-voiced | anıqıla humhadılahis are nasal-voiced | biznikile humhadılaours are nasal-voiced | siznikile humhadılayours (pl.) are nasal-voiced | alanıqıla humhadılatheirs are nasal-voiced |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu humhadı, bıla humhadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".