köçüwçü
/køtʃywtʃy/
1. migrating, nomadic, moving on
- köçüwçü halq — a nomadic people
- köçüwçü qanatlıla — migrating birds
- köçüwçü üydegi — a family always on the move
2. passing on, transferable, changing hands
- köçüwçü bayraq — a challenge banner that passes from hand to hand
- köçüwçü mülk — property that changes hands
- köçüwçü sıy — an honour that is handed on
3. catching, contagious
- köçüwçü awruw — a contagious illness
- köçüwçü awruwla — contagious illnesses
- bu awruw köçüwçüdü — this illness is a catching one
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base formam/is/are migrating | menköçüwçüme | senköçüwçüse | olköçüwçüdü | bizköçüwçübüz | sizköçüwçüsüz | alaköçüwçüdüle |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden köçüwçüdü — "compared to me, he is migrating."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base formis / are migrating | menikimeniki köçüwçüdü | senikiseniki köçüwçüdü | anıqıanıqı köçüwçüdü | biznikibizniki köçüwçüdü | siznikisizniki köçüwçüdü | alanıqıalanıqı köçüwçüdü |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base formis / are migrating | menikilemenikile köçüwçüdüle | senikilesenikile köçüwçüdüle | anıqılaanıqıla köçüwçüdüle | biznikilebiznikile köçüwçüdüle | siznikilesiznikile köçüwçüdüle | alanıqılaalanıqıla köçüwçüdüle |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu köçüwçüdü, bıla köçüwçüdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".