jalanŋaç
/dʒalanŋatʃ/
1. naked, bare, undressed
- jalanŋaç sabiy — a naked child
- suwğa jalanŋaç kirdi — he went into the water naked
- jalanŋaç jatıb turadı — he is lying naked
- jalanŋaç çığalmaz — a naked person cannot go out
2. destitute, ragged, poorly clothed — Describes a person dressed in rags rather than one who is literally undressed.
- jalanŋaç adam — a ragged person
- aç em jalanŋaç — hungry and ill-clad
- erinçekni üsü-başı jalanŋaç — the idle man's clothes are ragged
- işleseŋ, bılay jalanŋaç bolmaz ediŋ — if you worked, you wouldn't be so ragged
3. poor, destitute
- jalanŋaç bolurğa — to become destitute
- jalanŋaçla da bay bolğandıla — even the poor have become rich
- endi ua onow elni jalanŋaçlarındadı — and now the power is with the village's poor
4. bare, leafless (of trees, forests, mountains)
- jalanŋaç tawla — bare mountains
- çeget jalanŋaçdı — the forest is bare
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jalanŋaçmaI am naked | jalanŋaçsayou are naked | jalanŋaçdıhe is naked | jalanŋaçbızwe are naked | jalanŋaçsızyou all are naked | jalanŋaçdılathey are naked |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jalanŋaçdı — "compared to me, he is naked."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jalanŋaçdımine is naked | seniki jalanŋaçdıyours is naked | anıqı jalanŋaçdıhis is naked | bizniki jalanŋaçdıours is naked | sizniki jalanŋaçdıyours (pl.) is naked | alanıqı jalanŋaçdıtheirs is naked |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jalanŋaçdılamine are naked | senikile jalanŋaçdılayours are naked | anıqıla jalanŋaçdılahis are naked | biznikile jalanŋaçdılaours are naked | siznikile jalanŋaçdılayours (pl.) are naked | alanıqıla jalanŋaçdılatheirs are naked |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jalanŋaçdı, bıla jalanŋaçdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".