Karaim
/karaim/
Karaim (relating to the Karaim people, their language or culture) — Common in phrases such as karaim til "the Karaim language", karaim tişirıw "a Karaim woman" and karaim literatura "Karaim literature".
- Karaim til — the Karaim language
- Karaim tişirıw — a Karaim woman
- Karaim literatura — Karaim literature
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | KaraimmeI am Karaim | Karaimseyou are Karaim | Karaimdihe is Karaim | Karaimbizwe are Karaim | Karaimsizyou all are Karaim | Karaimdilethey are Karaim |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Karaimdi — "compared to me, he is Karaim."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Karaimdimine is Karaim | seniki Karaimdiyours is Karaim | anıqı Karaimdihis is Karaim | bizniki Karaimdiours is Karaim | sizniki Karaimdiyours (pl.) is Karaim | alanıqı Karaimditheirs is Karaim |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Karaimdilemine are Karaim | senikile Karaimdileyours are Karaim | anıqıla Karaimdilehis are Karaim | biznikile Karaimdileours are Karaim | siznikile Karaimdileyours (pl.) are Karaim | alanıqıla Karaimdiletheirs are Karaim |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Karaimdi, bıla Karaimdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".