keŋbet

/keŋbet/

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — keŋbet
DegreemenIsenyouolhe/she/itbizwesizyou allalathey
base formkeŋbetmeI am broad-facedkeŋbetseyou are broad-facedkeŋbetdihe is broad-facedkeŋbetbizwe are broad-facedkeŋbetsizyou all are broad-facedkeŋbetdilethey are broad-faced
comparative — morekeŋbetirekmeI am more broad-facedkeŋbetirekseyou are more broad-facedkeŋbetirekdihe is more broad-facedkeŋbetirekbizwe are more broad-facedkeŋbetireksizyou all are more broad-facedkeŋbetirekdilethey are more broad-faced
intensifier — verybek keŋbetmeI am very broad-facedbek keŋbetseyou are very broad-facedbek keŋbetdihe is very broad-facedbek keŋbetbizwe are very broad-facedbek keŋbetsizyou all are very broad-facedbek keŋbetdilethey are very broad-faced
superlative — mostem keŋbetmeI am the most broad-facedem keŋbetseyou are the most broad-facedem keŋbetdihe is the most broad-facedem keŋbetbizwe are the most broad-facedem keŋbetsizyou all are the most broad-facedem keŋbetdilethey are the most broad-faced

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing — keŋbet
Degreemenikiminesenikiyoursanıqıhis / hersbiznikiourssiznikiyours (pl.)alanıqıtheirs
base formmeniki keŋbetdimine is broad-facedseniki keŋbetdiyours is broad-facedanıqı keŋbetdihis is broad-facedbizniki keŋbetdiours is broad-facedsizniki keŋbetdiyours (pl.) is broad-facedalanıqı keŋbetditheirs is broad-faced
comparative — moremeniki keŋbetirekdimine is more broad-facedseniki keŋbetirekdiyours is more broad-facedanıqı keŋbetirekdihis is more broad-facedbizniki keŋbetirekdiours is more broad-facedsizniki keŋbetirekdiyours (pl.) is more broad-facedalanıqı keŋbetirekditheirs is more broad-faced
intensifier — verymeniki bek keŋbetdimine is very broad-facedseniki bek keŋbetdiyours is very broad-facedanıqı bek keŋbetdihis is very broad-facedbizniki bek keŋbetdiours is very broad-facedsizniki bek keŋbetdiyours (pl.) is very broad-facedalanıqı bek keŋbetditheirs is very broad-faced
superlative — mostmeniki em keŋbetdimine is the most broad-facedseniki em keŋbetdiyours is the most broad-facedanıqı em keŋbetdihis is the most broad-facedbizniki em keŋbetdiours is the most broad-facedsizniki em keŋbetdiyours (pl.) is the most broad-facedalanıqı em keŋbetditheirs is the most broad-faced
Several things — keŋbet
Degreemenikileminesenikileyoursanıqılahis / hersbiznikileourssiznikileyours (pl.)alanıqılatheirs
base formmenikile keŋbetdilemine are broad-facedsenikile keŋbetdileyours are broad-facedanıqıla keŋbetdilehis are broad-facedbiznikile keŋbetdileours are broad-facedsiznikile keŋbetdileyours (pl.) are broad-facedalanıqıla keŋbetdiletheirs are broad-faced
comparative — moremenikile keŋbetirekdilemine are more broad-facedsenikile keŋbetirekdileyours are more broad-facedanıqıla keŋbetirekdilehis are more broad-facedbiznikile keŋbetirekdileours are more broad-facedsiznikile keŋbetirekdileyours (pl.) are more broad-facedalanıqıla keŋbetirekdiletheirs are more broad-faced
intensifier — verymenikile bek keŋbetdilemine are very broad-facedsenikile bek keŋbetdileyours are very broad-facedanıqıla bek keŋbetdilehis are very broad-facedbiznikile bek keŋbetdileours are very broad-facedsiznikile bek keŋbetdileyours (pl.) are very broad-facedalanıqıla bek keŋbetdiletheirs are very broad-faced
superlative — mostmenikile em keŋbetdilemine are the most broad-facedsenikile em keŋbetdileyours are the most broad-facedanıqıla em keŋbetdilehis are the most broad-facedbiznikile em keŋbetdileours are the most broad-facedsiznikile em keŋbetdileyours (pl.) are the most broad-facedalanıqıla em keŋbetdiletheirs are the most broad-faced

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