jamağatlıq
/dʒamaʁatlɯq/
public, social; of or belonging to the community — Used mainly before a noun, as in jamağatlıq işle "public affairs, community affairs". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Karachay.
- jamağatlıq işle — public affairs
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jamağatlıqdıhe is public | jamağatlıqdılathey are public |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jamağatlıqdı — "compared to me, he is public."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jamağatlıqdımine is public | seniki jamağatlıqdıyours is public | anıqı jamağatlıqdıhis is public | bizniki jamağatlıqdıours is public | sizniki jamağatlıqdıyours (pl.) is public | alanıqı jamağatlıqdıtheirs is public |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jamağatlıqdılamine are public | senikile jamağatlıqdılayours are public | anıqıla jamağatlıqdılahis are public | biznikile jamağatlıqdılaours are public | siznikile jamağatlıqdılayours (pl.) are public | alanıqıla jamağatlıqdılatheirs are public |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jamağatlıqdı, bıla jamağatlıqdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".