humhaburun
/xumxaburun/
nasal, speaking through the nose, twangy — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it as disparaging. one source
- humhaburun adam — a nasal-voiced person
- humhaburun jaş keldi — the nasal-voiced boy came
- jaşnı tawuşu humhaburundu — the boy's voice is nasal
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | humhaburunmaI am nasal | humhaburunsayou are nasal | humhaburunduhe is nasal | humhaburunbuzwe are nasal | humhaburunsuzyou all are nasal | humhaburundulathey are nasal |
| comparative — more | humhaburunuraqmaI am more nasal | humhaburunuraqsayou are more nasal | humhaburunuraqdıhe is more nasal | humhaburunuraqbızwe are more nasal | humhaburunuraqsızyou all are more nasal | humhaburunuraqdılathey are more nasal |
| intensifier — very | bek humhaburunmaI am very nasal | bek humhaburunsayou are very nasal | bek humhaburunduhe is very nasal | bek humhaburunbuzwe are very nasal | bek humhaburunsuzyou all are very nasal | bek humhaburundulathey are very nasal |
| superlative — most | em humhaburunmaI am the most nasal | em humhaburunsayou are the most nasal | em humhaburunduhe is the most nasal | em humhaburunbuzwe are the most nasal | em humhaburunsuzyou all are the most nasal | em humhaburundulathey are the most nasal |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden humhaburundu — "compared to me, he is nasal."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki humhaburundumine is nasal | seniki humhaburunduyours is nasal | anıqı humhaburunduhis is nasal | bizniki humhaburunduours is nasal | sizniki humhaburunduyours (pl.) is nasal | alanıqı humhaburundutheirs is nasal |
| comparative — more | meniki humhaburunuraqdımine is more nasal | seniki humhaburunuraqdıyours is more nasal | anıqı humhaburunuraqdıhis is more nasal | bizniki humhaburunuraqdıours is more nasal | sizniki humhaburunuraqdıyours (pl.) is more nasal | alanıqı humhaburunuraqdıtheirs is more nasal |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek humhaburundumine is very nasal | seniki bek humhaburunduyours is very nasal | anıqı bek humhaburunduhis is very nasal | bizniki bek humhaburunduours is very nasal | sizniki bek humhaburunduyours (pl.) is very nasal | alanıqı bek humhaburundutheirs is very nasal |
| superlative — most | meniki em humhaburundumine is the most nasal | seniki em humhaburunduyours is the most nasal | anıqı em humhaburunduhis is the most nasal | bizniki em humhaburunduours is the most nasal | sizniki em humhaburunduyours (pl.) is the most nasal | alanıqı em humhaburundutheirs is the most nasal |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile humhaburundulamine are nasal | senikile humhaburundulayours are nasal | anıqıla humhaburundulahis are nasal | biznikile humhaburundulaours are nasal | siznikile humhaburundulayours (pl.) are nasal | alanıqıla humhaburundulatheirs are nasal |
| comparative — more | menikile humhaburunuraqdılamine are more nasal | senikile humhaburunuraqdılayours are more nasal | anıqıla humhaburunuraqdılahis are more nasal | biznikile humhaburunuraqdılaours are more nasal | siznikile humhaburunuraqdılayours (pl.) are more nasal | alanıqıla humhaburunuraqdılatheirs are more nasal |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek humhaburundulamine are very nasal | senikile bek humhaburundulayours are very nasal | anıqıla bek humhaburundulahis are very nasal | biznikile bek humhaburundulaours are very nasal | siznikile bek humhaburundulayours (pl.) are very nasal | alanıqıla bek humhaburundulatheirs are very nasal |
| superlative — most | menikile em humhaburundulamine are the most nasal | senikile em humhaburundulayours are the most nasal | anıqıla em humhaburundulahis are the most nasal | biznikile em humhaburundulaours are the most nasal | siznikile em humhaburundulayours (pl.) are the most nasal | alanıqıla em humhaburundulatheirs are the most nasal |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu humhaburundu, bıla humhaburundula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".