juwuldawuq
/dʒuwuldawuq/
whistling, whizzing (as of a bullet in flight)
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | juwuldawuqduhe is whistling | juwuldawuqdulathey are whistling |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden juwuldawuqdu — "compared to me, he is whistling."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki juwuldawuqdumine is whistling | seniki juwuldawuqduyours is whistling | anıqı juwuldawuqduhis is whistling | bizniki juwuldawuqduours is whistling | sizniki juwuldawuqduyours (pl.) is whistling | alanıqı juwuldawuqdutheirs is whistling |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile juwuldawuqdulamine are whistling | senikile juwuldawuqdulayours are whistling | anıqıla juwuldawuqdulahis are whistling | biznikile juwuldawuqdulaours are whistling | siznikile juwuldawuqdulayours (pl.) are whistling | alanıqıla juwuldawuqdulatheirs are whistling |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu juwuldawuqdu, bıla juwuldawuqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".