Mari
/mari/
Mari, of the Mari people of the Volga — Used before a noun: mari til the Mari language, mari tişirıw a Mari woman.
- mari halq — the Mari people
- mari jırla — Mari songs
- Mari til — the Mari language
- Mari tişirıw — a Mari woman
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | MarimeI am Mari | Mariseyou are Mari | Maridihe is Mari | Maribizwe are Mari | Marisizyou all are Mari | Maridilethey are Mari |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Maridi — "compared to me, he is Mari."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Maridimine is Mari | seniki Maridiyours is Mari | anıqı Maridihis is Mari | bizniki Maridiours is Mari | sizniki Maridiyours (pl.) is Mari | alanıqı Mariditheirs is Mari |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Maridilemine are Mari | senikile Maridileyours are Mari | anıqıla Maridilehis are Mari | biznikile Maridileours are Mari | siznikile Maridileyours (pl.) are Mari | alanıqıla Maridiletheirs are Mari |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Maridi, bıla Maridile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".