indey
/indej/
Native American; American Indian
- indey plemyala — Native American tribes
- indey halqla — Native American peoples
- indey bala — a Native American child
- indey til — a Native American language
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | indeymeI am Native American | indeyseyou are Native American | indeydihe is Native American | indeybizwe are Native American | indeysizyou all are Native American | indeydilethey are Native American |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden indeydi — "compared to me, he is Native American."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki indeydimine is Native American | seniki indeydiyours is Native American | anıqı indeydihis is Native American | bizniki indeydiours is Native American | sizniki indeydiyours (pl.) is Native American | alanıqı indeyditheirs is Native American |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile indeydilemine are Native American | senikile indeydileyours are Native American | anıqıla indeydilehis are Native American | biznikile indeydileours are Native American | siznikile indeydileyours (pl.) are Native American | alanıqıla indeydiletheirs are Native American |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu indeydi, bıla indeydile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".