juppa-juwaş
/dʒuppa-dʒuwaʃ/
very meek, very docile
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | juppa-juwaşmaI am meek | juppa-juwaşsayou are meek | juppa-juwaşdıhe is meek | juppa-juwaşbızwe are meek | juppa-juwaşsızyou all are meek | juppa-juwaşdılathey are meek |
| comparative — more | juppa-juwaşıraqmaI am meeker | juppa-juwaşıraqsayou are meeker | juppa-juwaşıraqdıhe is meeker | juppa-juwaşıraqbızwe are meeker | juppa-juwaşıraqsızyou all are meeker | juppa-juwaşıraqdılathey are meeker |
| intensifier — very | bek juppa-juwaşmaI am very meek | bek juppa-juwaşsayou are very meek | bek juppa-juwaşdıhe is very meek | bek juppa-juwaşbızwe are very meek | bek juppa-juwaşsızyou all are very meek | bek juppa-juwaşdılathey are very meek |
| superlative — most | em juppa-juwaşmaI am the meekest | em juppa-juwaşsayou are the meekest | em juppa-juwaşdıhe is the meekest | em juppa-juwaşbızwe are the meekest | em juppa-juwaşsızyou all are the meekest | em juppa-juwaşdılathey are the meekest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden juppa-juwaşdı — "compared to me, he is meek."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki juppa-juwaşdımine is meek | seniki juppa-juwaşdıyours is meek | anıqı juppa-juwaşdıhis is meek | bizniki juppa-juwaşdıours is meek | sizniki juppa-juwaşdıyours (pl.) is meek | alanıqı juppa-juwaşdıtheirs is meek |
| comparative — more | meniki juppa-juwaşıraqdımine is meeker | seniki juppa-juwaşıraqdıyours is meeker | anıqı juppa-juwaşıraqdıhis is meeker | bizniki juppa-juwaşıraqdıours is meeker | sizniki juppa-juwaşıraqdıyours (pl.) is meeker | alanıqı juppa-juwaşıraqdıtheirs is meeker |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek juppa-juwaşdımine is very meek | seniki bek juppa-juwaşdıyours is very meek | anıqı bek juppa-juwaşdıhis is very meek | bizniki bek juppa-juwaşdıours is very meek | sizniki bek juppa-juwaşdıyours (pl.) is very meek | alanıqı bek juppa-juwaşdıtheirs is very meek |
| superlative — most | meniki em juppa-juwaşdımine is the meekest | seniki em juppa-juwaşdıyours is the meekest | anıqı em juppa-juwaşdıhis is the meekest | bizniki em juppa-juwaşdıours is the meekest | sizniki em juppa-juwaşdıyours (pl.) is the meekest | alanıqı em juppa-juwaşdıtheirs is the meekest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile juppa-juwaşdılamine are meek | senikile juppa-juwaşdılayours are meek | anıqıla juppa-juwaşdılahis are meek | biznikile juppa-juwaşdılaours are meek | siznikile juppa-juwaşdılayours (pl.) are meek | alanıqıla juppa-juwaşdılatheirs are meek |
| comparative — more | menikile juppa-juwaşıraqdılamine are meeker | senikile juppa-juwaşıraqdılayours are meeker | anıqıla juppa-juwaşıraqdılahis are meeker | biznikile juppa-juwaşıraqdılaours are meeker | siznikile juppa-juwaşıraqdılayours (pl.) are meeker | alanıqıla juppa-juwaşıraqdılatheirs are meeker |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek juppa-juwaşdılamine are very meek | senikile bek juppa-juwaşdılayours are very meek | anıqıla bek juppa-juwaşdılahis are very meek | biznikile bek juppa-juwaşdılaours are very meek | siznikile bek juppa-juwaşdılayours (pl.) are very meek | alanıqıla bek juppa-juwaşdılatheirs are very meek |
| superlative — most | menikile em juppa-juwaşdılamine are the meekest | senikile em juppa-juwaşdılayours are the meekest | anıqıla em juppa-juwaşdılahis are the meekest | biznikile em juppa-juwaşdılaours are the meekest | siznikile em juppa-juwaşdılayours (pl.) are the meekest | alanıqıla em juppa-juwaşdılatheirs are the meekest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu juppa-juwaşdı, bıla juppa-juwaşdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".