mariy
/marij/
Mari (relating to the Mari people, their language, history, or culture)
- mariy til — the Mari language
- mariy literatura — Mari literature
- mariy halq — the Mari people
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | mariymeI am Mari | mariyseyou are Mari | mariydihe is Mari | mariybizwe are Mari | mariysizyou all are Mari | mariydilethey are Mari |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden mariydi — "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 mariydimine is Mari | seniki mariydiyours is Mari | anıqı mariydihis is Mari | bizniki mariydiours is Mari | sizniki mariydiyours (pl.) is Mari | alanıqı mariyditheirs is Mari |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile mariydilemine are Mari | senikile mariydileyours are Mari | anıqıla mariydilehis are Mari | biznikile mariydileours are Mari | siznikile mariydileyours (pl.) are Mari | alanıqıla mariydiletheirs are Mari |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu mariydi, bıla mariydile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".