keŋ

/keŋ/

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — keŋ
DegreemenIsenyouolhe/she/itbizwesizyou allalathey
base formkeŋmeI am widekeŋseyou are widekeŋdihe is widekeŋbizwe are widekeŋsizyou all are widekeŋdilethey are wide
comparative — morekeŋirekmeI am widerkeŋirekseyou are widerkeŋirekdihe is widerkeŋirekbizwe are widerkeŋireksizyou all are widerkeŋirekdilethey are wider
intensifier — verybek keŋmeI am very widebek keŋseyou are very widebek keŋdihe is very widebek keŋbizwe are very widebek keŋsizyou all are very widebek keŋdilethey are very wide
superlative — mostem keŋmeI am the widestem keŋseyou are the widestem keŋdihe is the widestem keŋbizwe are the widestem keŋsizyou all are the widestem keŋdilethey are the widest

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing — keŋ
Degreemenikiminesenikiyoursanıqıhis / hersbiznikiourssiznikiyours (pl.)alanıqıtheirs
base formmeniki keŋdimine is wideseniki keŋdiyours is wideanıqı keŋdihis is widebizniki keŋdiours is widesizniki keŋdiyours (pl.) is widealanıqı keŋditheirs is wide
comparative — moremeniki keŋirekdimine is widerseniki keŋirekdiyours is wideranıqı keŋirekdihis is widerbizniki keŋirekdiours is widersizniki keŋirekdiyours (pl.) is wideralanıqı keŋirekditheirs is wider
intensifier — verymeniki bek keŋdimine is very wideseniki bek keŋdiyours is very wideanıqı bek keŋdihis is very widebizniki bek keŋdiours is very widesizniki bek keŋdiyours (pl.) is very widealanıqı bek keŋditheirs is very wide
superlative — mostmeniki em keŋdimine is the widestseniki em keŋdiyours is the widestanıqı em keŋdihis is the widestbizniki em keŋdiours is the widestsizniki em keŋdiyours (pl.) is the widestalanıqı em keŋditheirs is the widest
Several things — keŋ
Degreemenikileminesenikileyoursanıqılahis / hersbiznikileourssiznikileyours (pl.)alanıqılatheirs
base formmenikile keŋdilemine are widesenikile keŋdileyours are wideanıqıla keŋdilehis are widebiznikile keŋdileours are widesiznikile keŋdileyours (pl.) are widealanıqıla keŋdiletheirs are wide
comparative — moremenikile keŋirekdilemine are widersenikile keŋirekdileyours are wideranıqıla keŋirekdilehis are widerbiznikile keŋirekdileours are widersiznikile keŋirekdileyours (pl.) are wideralanıqıla keŋirekdiletheirs are wider
intensifier — verymenikile bek keŋdilemine are very widesenikile bek keŋdileyours are very wideanıqıla bek keŋdilehis are very widebiznikile bek keŋdileours are very widesiznikile bek keŋdileyours (pl.) are very widealanıqıla bek keŋdiletheirs are very wide
superlative — mostmenikile em keŋdilemine are the widestsenikile em keŋdileyours are the widestanıqıla em keŋdilehis are the widestbiznikile em keŋdileours are the widestsiznikile em keŋdileyours (pl.) are the widestalanıqıla em keŋdiletheirs are the widest

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