inŋen

/inŋen/

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — inŋen
DegreemenIsenyouolhe/she/itbizwesizyou allalathey
base forminŋenmeI am tenderinŋenseyou are tenderinŋendihe is tenderinŋenbizwe are tenderinŋensizyou all are tenderinŋendilethey are tender
comparative — moreinŋenirekmeI am tendererinŋenirekseyou are tendererinŋenirekdihe is tendererinŋenirekbizwe are tendererinŋenireksizyou all are tendererinŋenirekdilethey are tenderer
intensifier — verybek inŋenmeI am very tenderbek inŋenseyou are very tenderbek inŋendihe is very tenderbek inŋenbizwe are very tenderbek inŋensizyou all are very tenderbek inŋendilethey are very tender
superlative — mostem inŋenmeI am the tenderestem inŋenseyou are the tenderestem inŋendihe is the tenderestem inŋenbizwe are the tenderestem inŋensizyou all are the tenderestem inŋendilethey are the tenderest

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden inŋendi — "compared to me, he is tender."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing — inŋen
Degreemenikiminesenikiyoursanıqıhis / hersbiznikiourssiznikiyours (pl.)alanıqıtheirs
base formmeniki inŋendimine is tenderseniki inŋendiyours is tenderanıqı inŋendihis is tenderbizniki inŋendiours is tendersizniki inŋendiyours (pl.) is tenderalanıqı inŋenditheirs is tender
comparative — moremeniki inŋenirekdimine is tendererseniki inŋenirekdiyours is tendereranıqı inŋenirekdihis is tendererbizniki inŋenirekdiours is tenderersizniki inŋenirekdiyours (pl.) is tendereralanıqı inŋenirekditheirs is tenderer
intensifier — verymeniki bek inŋendimine is very tenderseniki bek inŋendiyours is very tenderanıqı bek inŋendihis is very tenderbizniki bek inŋendiours is very tendersizniki bek inŋendiyours (pl.) is very tenderalanıqı bek inŋenditheirs is very tender
superlative — mostmeniki em inŋendimine is the tenderestseniki em inŋendiyours is the tenderestanıqı em inŋendihis is the tenderestbizniki em inŋendiours is the tenderestsizniki em inŋendiyours (pl.) is the tenderestalanıqı em inŋenditheirs is the tenderest
Several things — inŋen
Degreemenikileminesenikileyoursanıqılahis / hersbiznikileourssiznikileyours (pl.)alanıqılatheirs
base formmenikile inŋendilemine are tendersenikile inŋendileyours are tenderanıqıla inŋendilehis are tenderbiznikile inŋendileours are tendersiznikile inŋendileyours (pl.) are tenderalanıqıla inŋendiletheirs are tender
comparative — moremenikile inŋenirekdilemine are tenderersenikile inŋenirekdileyours are tendereranıqıla inŋenirekdilehis are tendererbiznikile inŋenirekdileours are tenderersiznikile inŋenirekdileyours (pl.) are tendereralanıqıla inŋenirekdiletheirs are tenderer
intensifier — verymenikile bek inŋendilemine are very tendersenikile bek inŋendileyours are very tenderanıqıla bek inŋendilehis are very tenderbiznikile bek inŋendileours are very tendersiznikile bek inŋendileyours (pl.) are very tenderalanıqıla bek inŋendiletheirs are very tender
superlative — mostmenikile em inŋendilemine are the tenderestsenikile em inŋendileyours are the tenderestanıqıla em inŋendilehis are the tenderestbiznikile em inŋendileours are the tenderestsiznikile em inŋendileyours (pl.) are the tenderestalanıqıla em inŋendiletheirs are the tenderest

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu inŋendi, bıla inŋendile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".