maŋqaburun
/maŋqaburun/
snub-nosed
- maŋqaburun bala — a snub-nosed child
- bu qız maŋqaburundu — this girl is snub-nosed
- ol maŋqaburun edi — he was snub-nosed
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | maŋqaburunmaI am snub-nosed | maŋqaburunsayou are snub-nosed | maŋqaburunduhe is snub-nosed | maŋqaburunbuzwe are snub-nosed | maŋqaburunsuzyou all are snub-nosed | maŋqaburundulathey are snub-nosed |
| comparative — more | maŋqaburunuraqmaI am more snub-nosed | maŋqaburunuraqsayou are more snub-nosed | maŋqaburunuraqdıhe is more snub-nosed | maŋqaburunuraqbızwe are more snub-nosed | maŋqaburunuraqsızyou all are more snub-nosed | maŋqaburunuraqdılathey are more snub-nosed |
| intensifier — very | bek maŋqaburunmaI am very snub-nosed | bek maŋqaburunsayou are very snub-nosed | bek maŋqaburunduhe is very snub-nosed | bek maŋqaburunbuzwe are very snub-nosed | bek maŋqaburunsuzyou all are very snub-nosed | bek maŋqaburundulathey are very snub-nosed |
| superlative — most | em maŋqaburunmaI am the most snub-nosed | em maŋqaburunsayou are the most snub-nosed | em maŋqaburunduhe is the most snub-nosed | em maŋqaburunbuzwe are the most snub-nosed | em maŋqaburunsuzyou all are the most snub-nosed | em maŋqaburundulathey are the most snub-nosed |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden maŋqaburundu — "compared to me, he is snub-nosed."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki maŋqaburundumine is snub-nosed | seniki maŋqaburunduyours is snub-nosed | anıqı maŋqaburunduhis is snub-nosed | bizniki maŋqaburunduours is snub-nosed | sizniki maŋqaburunduyours (pl.) is snub-nosed | alanıqı maŋqaburundutheirs is snub-nosed |
| comparative — more | meniki maŋqaburunuraqdımine is more snub-nosed | seniki maŋqaburunuraqdıyours is more snub-nosed | anıqı maŋqaburunuraqdıhis is more snub-nosed | bizniki maŋqaburunuraqdıours is more snub-nosed | sizniki maŋqaburunuraqdıyours (pl.) is more snub-nosed | alanıqı maŋqaburunuraqdıtheirs is more snub-nosed |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek maŋqaburundumine is very snub-nosed | seniki bek maŋqaburunduyours is very snub-nosed | anıqı bek maŋqaburunduhis is very snub-nosed | bizniki bek maŋqaburunduours is very snub-nosed | sizniki bek maŋqaburunduyours (pl.) is very snub-nosed | alanıqı bek maŋqaburundutheirs is very snub-nosed |
| superlative — most | meniki em maŋqaburundumine is the most snub-nosed | seniki em maŋqaburunduyours is the most snub-nosed | anıqı em maŋqaburunduhis is the most snub-nosed | bizniki em maŋqaburunduours is the most snub-nosed | sizniki em maŋqaburunduyours (pl.) is the most snub-nosed | alanıqı em maŋqaburundutheirs is the most snub-nosed |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile maŋqaburundulamine are snub-nosed | senikile maŋqaburundulayours are snub-nosed | anıqıla maŋqaburundulahis are snub-nosed | biznikile maŋqaburundulaours are snub-nosed | siznikile maŋqaburundulayours (pl.) are snub-nosed | alanıqıla maŋqaburundulatheirs are snub-nosed |
| comparative — more | menikile maŋqaburunuraqdılamine are more snub-nosed | senikile maŋqaburunuraqdılayours are more snub-nosed | anıqıla maŋqaburunuraqdılahis are more snub-nosed | biznikile maŋqaburunuraqdılaours are more snub-nosed | siznikile maŋqaburunuraqdılayours (pl.) are more snub-nosed | alanıqıla maŋqaburunuraqdılatheirs are more snub-nosed |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek maŋqaburundulamine are very snub-nosed | senikile bek maŋqaburundulayours are very snub-nosed | anıqıla bek maŋqaburundulahis are very snub-nosed | biznikile bek maŋqaburundulaours are very snub-nosed | siznikile bek maŋqaburundulayours (pl.) are very snub-nosed | alanıqıla bek maŋqaburundulatheirs are very snub-nosed |
| superlative — most | menikile em maŋqaburundulamine are the most snub-nosed | senikile em maŋqaburundulayours are the most snub-nosed | anıqıla em maŋqaburundulahis are the most snub-nosed | biznikile em maŋqaburundulaours are the most snub-nosed | siznikile em maŋqaburundulayours (pl.) are the most snub-nosed | alanıqıla em maŋqaburundulatheirs are the most snub-nosed |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu maŋqaburundu, bıla maŋqaburundula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".