malgar
/malɡar/
Mingrelian (Megrelian), of the Mingrelians, their language or culture — malgar til is the Mingrelian language and malgar tişirıw a Mingrelian woman. malgar tüyme names a fastener made of braid woven from thread.
- malgar til — the Mingrelian language
- malgar tişirıw — a Mingrelian woman
- malgar jırla — Mingrelian songs
- malgar asker — Mingrelian troops
- malgar tüyme — a ball button knotted from thread
Expressions
- malgar at — pack horse
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | malgarmaI am Mingrelian | malgarsayou are Mingrelian | malgardıhe is Mingrelian | malgarbızwe are Mingrelian | malgarsızyou all are Mingrelian | malgardılathey are Mingrelian |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden malgardı — "compared to me, he is Mingrelian."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki malgardımine is Mingrelian | seniki malgardıyours is Mingrelian | anıqı malgardıhis is Mingrelian | bizniki malgardıours is Mingrelian | sizniki malgardıyours (pl.) is Mingrelian | alanıqı malgardıtheirs is Mingrelian |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile malgardılamine are Mingrelian | senikile malgardılayours are Mingrelian | anıqıla malgardılahis are Mingrelian | biznikile malgardılaours are Mingrelian | siznikile malgardılayours (pl.) are Mingrelian | alanıqıla malgardılatheirs are Mingrelian |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu malgardı, bıla malgardıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".