italyan
/italjan/
Italian — Used in italyan til "the Italian language" and italyan tişirıw "an Italian woman".
- italyan til — the Italian language
- italyan tişirıw — an Italian woman
- italyan jır — an Italian song
- italyan kitab — an Italian book
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | italyanmaI am Italian | italyansayou are Italian | italyandıhe is Italian | italyanbızwe are Italian | italyansızyou all are Italian | italyandılathey are Italian |
| comparative — more | italyanıraqmaI am more Italian | italyanıraqsayou are more Italian | italyanıraqdıhe is more Italian | italyanıraqbızwe are more Italian | italyanıraqsızyou all are more Italian | italyanıraqdılathey are more Italian |
| intensifier — very | bek italyanmaI am very Italian | bek italyansayou are very Italian | bek italyandıhe is very Italian | bek italyanbızwe are very Italian | bek italyansızyou all are very Italian | bek italyandılathey are very Italian |
| superlative — most | em italyanmaI am the most Italian | em italyansayou are the most Italian | em italyandıhe is the most Italian | em italyanbızwe are the most Italian | em italyansızyou all are the most Italian | em italyandılathey are the most Italian |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden italyandı — "compared to me, he is Italian."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki italyandımine is Italian | seniki italyandıyours is Italian | anıqı italyandıhis is Italian | bizniki italyandıours is Italian | sizniki italyandıyours (pl.) is Italian | alanıqı italyandıtheirs is Italian |
| comparative — more | meniki italyanıraqdımine is more Italian | seniki italyanıraqdıyours is more Italian | anıqı italyanıraqdıhis is more Italian | bizniki italyanıraqdıours is more Italian | sizniki italyanıraqdıyours (pl.) is more Italian | alanıqı italyanıraqdıtheirs is more Italian |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek italyandımine is very Italian | seniki bek italyandıyours is very Italian | anıqı bek italyandıhis is very Italian | bizniki bek italyandıours is very Italian | sizniki bek italyandıyours (pl.) is very Italian | alanıqı bek italyandıtheirs is very Italian |
| superlative — most | meniki em italyandımine is the most Italian | seniki em italyandıyours is the most Italian | anıqı em italyandıhis is the most Italian | bizniki em italyandıours is the most Italian | sizniki em italyandıyours (pl.) is the most Italian | alanıqı em italyandıtheirs is the most Italian |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile italyandılamine are Italian | senikile italyandılayours are Italian | anıqıla italyandılahis are Italian | biznikile italyandılaours are Italian | siznikile italyandılayours (pl.) are Italian | alanıqıla italyandılatheirs are Italian |
| comparative — more | menikile italyanıraqdılamine are more Italian | senikile italyanıraqdılayours are more Italian | anıqıla italyanıraqdılahis are more Italian | biznikile italyanıraqdılaours are more Italian | siznikile italyanıraqdılayours (pl.) are more Italian | alanıqıla italyanıraqdılatheirs are more Italian |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek italyandılamine are very Italian | senikile bek italyandılayours are very Italian | anıqıla bek italyandılahis are very Italian | biznikile bek italyandılaours are very Italian | siznikile bek italyandılayours (pl.) are very Italian | alanıqıla bek italyandılatheirs are very Italian |
| superlative — most | menikile em italyandılamine are the most Italian | senikile em italyandılayours are the most Italian | anıqıla em italyandılahis are the most Italian | biznikile em italyandılaours are the most Italian | siznikile em italyandılayours (pl.) are the most Italian | alanıqıla em italyandılatheirs are the most Italian |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu italyandı, bıla italyandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".