jawlawçu
/dʒawlawtʃu/
touchy, easily offended
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jawlawçumaI am touchy | jawlawçusayou are touchy | jawlawçuduhe is touchy | jawlawçubuzwe are touchy | jawlawçusuzyou all are touchy | jawlawçudulathey are touchy |
| comparative — more | jawlawçuraqmaI am touchier | jawlawçuraqsayou are touchier | jawlawçuraqdıhe is touchier | jawlawçuraqbızwe are touchier | jawlawçuraqsızyou all are touchier | jawlawçuraqdılathey are touchier |
| intensifier — very | bek jawlawçumaI am very touchy | bek jawlawçusayou are very touchy | bek jawlawçuduhe is very touchy | bek jawlawçubuzwe are very touchy | bek jawlawçusuzyou all are very touchy | bek jawlawçudulathey are very touchy |
| superlative — most | em jawlawçumaI am the touchiest | em jawlawçusayou are the touchiest | em jawlawçuduhe is the touchiest | em jawlawçubuzwe are the touchiest | em jawlawçusuzyou all are the touchiest | em jawlawçudulathey are the touchiest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jawlawçudu — "compared to me, he is touchy."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jawlawçudumine is touchy | seniki jawlawçuduyours is touchy | anıqı jawlawçuduhis is touchy | bizniki jawlawçuduours is touchy | sizniki jawlawçuduyours (pl.) is touchy | alanıqı jawlawçudutheirs is touchy |
| comparative — more | meniki jawlawçuraqdımine is touchier | seniki jawlawçuraqdıyours is touchier | anıqı jawlawçuraqdıhis is touchier | bizniki jawlawçuraqdıours is touchier | sizniki jawlawçuraqdıyours (pl.) is touchier | alanıqı jawlawçuraqdıtheirs is touchier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek jawlawçudumine is very touchy | seniki bek jawlawçuduyours is very touchy | anıqı bek jawlawçuduhis is very touchy | bizniki bek jawlawçuduours is very touchy | sizniki bek jawlawçuduyours (pl.) is very touchy | alanıqı bek jawlawçudutheirs is very touchy |
| superlative — most | meniki em jawlawçudumine is the touchiest | seniki em jawlawçuduyours is the touchiest | anıqı em jawlawçuduhis is the touchiest | bizniki em jawlawçuduours is the touchiest | sizniki em jawlawçuduyours (pl.) is the touchiest | alanıqı em jawlawçudutheirs is the touchiest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jawlawçudulamine are touchy | senikile jawlawçudulayours are touchy | anıqıla jawlawçudulahis are touchy | biznikile jawlawçudulaours are touchy | siznikile jawlawçudulayours (pl.) are touchy | alanıqıla jawlawçudulatheirs are touchy |
| comparative — more | menikile jawlawçuraqdılamine are touchier | senikile jawlawçuraqdılayours are touchier | anıqıla jawlawçuraqdılahis are touchier | biznikile jawlawçuraqdılaours are touchier | siznikile jawlawçuraqdılayours (pl.) are touchier | alanıqıla jawlawçuraqdılatheirs are touchier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek jawlawçudulamine are very touchy | senikile bek jawlawçudulayours are very touchy | anıqıla bek jawlawçudulahis are very touchy | biznikile bek jawlawçudulaours are very touchy | siznikile bek jawlawçudulayours (pl.) are very touchy | alanıqıla bek jawlawçudulatheirs are very touchy |
| superlative — most | menikile em jawlawçudulamine are the touchiest | senikile em jawlawçudulayours are the touchiest | anıqıla em jawlawçudulahis are the touchiest | biznikile em jawlawçudulaours are the touchiest | siznikile em jawlawçudulayours (pl.) are the touchiest | alanıqıla em jawlawçudulatheirs are the touchiest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jawlawçudu, bıla jawlawçudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".