jijinawçuq

/dʒidʒinawtʃuq/

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — jijinawçuq
DegreemenIsenyouolhe/she/itbizwesizyou allalathey
base formjijinawçuqmaI am tinyjijinawçuqsayou are tinyjijinawçuqduhe is tinyjijinawçuqbuzwe are tinyjijinawçuqsuzyou all are tinyjijinawçuqdulathey are tiny
comparative — morejijinawçuğuraqmaI am tinierjijinawçuğuraqsayou are tinierjijinawçuğuraqdıhe is tinierjijinawçuğuraqbızwe are tinierjijinawçuğuraqsızyou all are tinierjijinawçuğuraqdılathey are tinier
intensifier — verybek jijinawçuqmaI am very tinybek jijinawçuqsayou are very tinybek jijinawçuqduhe is very tinybek jijinawçuqbuzwe are very tinybek jijinawçuqsuzyou all are very tinybek jijinawçuqdulathey are very tiny
superlative — mostem jijinawçuqmaI am the tiniestem jijinawçuqsayou are the tiniestem jijinawçuqduhe is the tiniestem jijinawçuqbuzwe are the tiniestem jijinawçuqsuzyou all are the tiniestem jijinawçuqdulathey are the tiniest

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jijinawçuqdu — "compared to me, he is tiny."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing — jijinawçuq
Degreemenikiminesenikiyoursanıqıhis / hersbiznikiourssiznikiyours (pl.)alanıqıtheirs
base formmeniki jijinawçuqdumine is tinyseniki jijinawçuqduyours is tinyanıqı jijinawçuqduhis is tinybizniki jijinawçuqduours is tinysizniki jijinawçuqduyours (pl.) is tinyalanıqı jijinawçuqdutheirs is tiny
comparative — moremeniki jijinawçuğuraqdımine is tinierseniki jijinawçuğuraqdıyours is tinieranıqı jijinawçuğuraqdıhis is tinierbizniki jijinawçuğuraqdıours is tiniersizniki jijinawçuğuraqdıyours (pl.) is tinieralanıqı jijinawçuğuraqdıtheirs is tinier
intensifier — verymeniki bek jijinawçuqdumine is very tinyseniki bek jijinawçuqduyours is very tinyanıqı bek jijinawçuqduhis is very tinybizniki bek jijinawçuqduours is very tinysizniki bek jijinawçuqduyours (pl.) is very tinyalanıqı bek jijinawçuqdutheirs is very tiny
superlative — mostmeniki em jijinawçuqdumine is the tiniestseniki em jijinawçuqduyours is the tiniestanıqı em jijinawçuqduhis is the tiniestbizniki em jijinawçuqduours is the tiniestsizniki em jijinawçuqduyours (pl.) is the tiniestalanıqı em jijinawçuqdutheirs is the tiniest
Several things — jijinawçuq
Degreemenikileminesenikileyoursanıqılahis / hersbiznikileourssiznikileyours (pl.)alanıqılatheirs
base formmenikile jijinawçuqdulamine are tinysenikile jijinawçuqdulayours are tinyanıqıla jijinawçuqdulahis are tinybiznikile jijinawçuqdulaours are tinysiznikile jijinawçuqdulayours (pl.) are tinyalanıqıla jijinawçuqdulatheirs are tiny
comparative — moremenikile jijinawçuğuraqdılamine are tiniersenikile jijinawçuğuraqdılayours are tinieranıqıla jijinawçuğuraqdılahis are tinierbiznikile jijinawçuğuraqdılaours are tiniersiznikile jijinawçuğuraqdılayours (pl.) are tinieralanıqıla jijinawçuğuraqdılatheirs are tinier
intensifier — verymenikile bek jijinawçuqdulamine are very tinysenikile bek jijinawçuqdulayours are very tinyanıqıla bek jijinawçuqdulahis are very tinybiznikile bek jijinawçuqdulaours are very tinysiznikile bek jijinawçuqdulayours (pl.) are very tinyalanıqıla bek jijinawçuqdulatheirs are very tiny
superlative — mostmenikile em jijinawçuqdulamine are the tiniestsenikile em jijinawçuqdulayours are the tiniestanıqıla em jijinawçuqdulahis are the tiniestbiznikile em jijinawçuqdulaours are the tiniestsiznikile em jijinawçuqdulayours (pl.) are the tiniestalanıqıla em jijinawçuqdulatheirs are the tiniest

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jijinawçuqdu, bıla jijinawçuqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".