maŋqaburun

/maŋqaburun/

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — maŋqaburun
DegreemenIsenyouolhe/she/itbizwesizyou allalathey
base formmaŋqaburunmaI am snub-nosedmaŋqaburunsayou are snub-nosedmaŋqaburunduhe is snub-nosedmaŋqaburunbuzwe are snub-nosedmaŋqaburunsuzyou all are snub-nosedmaŋqaburundulathey are snub-nosed
comparative — moremaŋqaburunuraqmaI am more snub-nosedmaŋqaburunuraqsayou are more snub-nosedmaŋqaburunuraqdıhe is more snub-nosedmaŋqaburunuraqbızwe are more snub-nosedmaŋqaburunuraqsızyou all are more snub-nosedmaŋqaburunuraqdılathey are more snub-nosed
intensifier — verybek maŋqaburunmaI am very snub-nosedbek maŋqaburunsayou are very snub-nosedbek maŋqaburunduhe is very snub-nosedbek maŋqaburunbuzwe are very snub-nosedbek maŋqaburunsuzyou all are very snub-nosedbek maŋqaburundulathey are very snub-nosed
superlative — mostem maŋqaburunmaI am the most snub-nosedem maŋqaburunsayou are the most snub-nosedem maŋqaburunduhe is the most snub-nosedem maŋqaburunbuzwe are the most snub-nosedem maŋqaburunsuzyou all are the most snub-nosedem 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 — maŋqaburun
Degreemenikiminesenikiyoursanıqıhis / hersbiznikiourssiznikiyours (pl.)alanıqıtheirs
base formmeniki maŋqaburundumine is snub-nosedseniki maŋqaburunduyours is snub-nosedanıqı maŋqaburunduhis is snub-nosedbizniki maŋqaburunduours is snub-nosedsizniki maŋqaburunduyours (pl.) is snub-nosedalanıqı maŋqaburundutheirs is snub-nosed
comparative — moremeniki maŋqaburunuraqdımine is more snub-nosedseniki maŋqaburunuraqdıyours is more snub-nosedanıqı maŋqaburunuraqdıhis is more snub-nosedbizniki maŋqaburunuraqdıours is more snub-nosedsizniki maŋqaburunuraqdıyours (pl.) is more snub-nosedalanıqı maŋqaburunuraqdıtheirs is more snub-nosed
intensifier — verymeniki bek maŋqaburundumine is very snub-nosedseniki bek maŋqaburunduyours is very snub-nosedanıqı bek maŋqaburunduhis is very snub-nosedbizniki bek maŋqaburunduours is very snub-nosedsizniki bek maŋqaburunduyours (pl.) is very snub-nosedalanıqı bek maŋqaburundutheirs is very snub-nosed
superlative — mostmeniki em maŋqaburundumine is the most snub-nosedseniki em maŋqaburunduyours is the most snub-nosedanıqı em maŋqaburunduhis is the most snub-nosedbizniki em maŋqaburunduours is the most snub-nosedsizniki em maŋqaburunduyours (pl.) is the most snub-nosedalanıqı em maŋqaburundutheirs is the most snub-nosed
Several things — maŋqaburun
Degreemenikileminesenikileyoursanıqılahis / hersbiznikileourssiznikileyours (pl.)alanıqılatheirs
base formmenikile maŋqaburundulamine are snub-nosedsenikile maŋqaburundulayours are snub-nosedanıqıla maŋqaburundulahis are snub-nosedbiznikile maŋqaburundulaours are snub-nosedsiznikile maŋqaburundulayours (pl.) are snub-nosedalanıqıla maŋqaburundulatheirs are snub-nosed
comparative — moremenikile maŋqaburunuraqdılamine are more snub-nosedsenikile maŋqaburunuraqdılayours are more snub-nosedanıqıla maŋqaburunuraqdılahis are more snub-nosedbiznikile maŋqaburunuraqdılaours are more snub-nosedsiznikile maŋqaburunuraqdılayours (pl.) are more snub-nosedalanıqıla maŋqaburunuraqdılatheirs are more snub-nosed
intensifier — verymenikile bek maŋqaburundulamine are very snub-nosedsenikile bek maŋqaburundulayours are very snub-nosedanıqıla bek maŋqaburundulahis are very snub-nosedbiznikile bek maŋqaburundulaours are very snub-nosedsiznikile bek maŋqaburundulayours (pl.) are very snub-nosedalanıqıla bek maŋqaburundulatheirs are very snub-nosed
superlative — mostmenikile em maŋqaburundulamine are the most snub-nosedsenikile em maŋqaburundulayours are the most snub-nosedanıqıla em maŋqaburundulahis are the most snub-nosedbiznikile em maŋqaburundulaours are the most snub-nosedsiznikile em maŋqaburundulayours (pl.) are the most snub-nosedalanıqıla 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".