Malay
/malaj/
Malay one source
- Malay til — the Malay language
- Malay tişirıw — a Malay woman
- Malay tilde jazılğan kitab — a book written in Malay
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | MalaymaI am Malay | Malaysayou are Malay | Malaydıhe is Malay | Malaybızwe are Malay | Malaysızyou all are Malay | Malaydılathey are Malay |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Malaydı — "compared to me, he is Malay."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Malaydımine is Malay | seniki Malaydıyours is Malay | anıqı Malaydıhis is Malay | bizniki Malaydıours is Malay | sizniki Malaydıyours (pl.) is Malay | alanıqı Malaydıtheirs is Malay |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Malaydılamine are Malay | senikile Malaydılayours are Malay | anıqıla Malaydılahis are Malay | biznikile Malaydılaours are Malay | siznikile Malaydılayours (pl.) are Malay | alanıqıla Malaydılatheirs are Malay |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Malaydı, bıla Malaydıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".