kimi
/kimi/
1. some … others, one … another — Repeated at the head of paired clauses, each naming part of a group already mentioned.
- kimi atlı, kimi jayaw — some on horseback, others on foot
- kimi anda, kimi mında — some there, others here
- kimi jırlay, kimi tepsey edi — some were singing, others were dancing
- kimi işley, kimi oquy edi — some were working, others were studying
- kimi üyge, kimi işge ketdi — some went home, others to work
2. what relation to him or her; which of his people — The form of kim with the ending for his, her or its; with bolurğa it asks how someone is related to another.
- sen anı kimi bolasa? — what relation are you to him?
- anı kimi bardı? — what family does he have?
- juwuqlarından kimi bardı? — which of his relatives is there?