mippa-miskin
/mippa-miskin/ · plural mippa-miskinle
1. pitiful, wretched, miserable one source
2. beggar, pauper one source
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | mippa-miskinmeI am pitiful | mippa-miskinseyou are pitiful | mippa-miskindihe is pitiful | mippa-miskinbizwe are pitiful | mippa-miskinsizyou all are pitiful | mippa-miskindilethey are pitiful |
| comparative — more | mippa-miskinirekmeI am more pitiful | mippa-miskinirekseyou are more pitiful | mippa-miskinirekdihe is more pitiful | mippa-miskinirekbizwe are more pitiful | mippa-miskinireksizyou all are more pitiful | mippa-miskinirekdilethey are more pitiful |
| intensifier — very | bek mippa-miskinmeI am very pitiful | bek mippa-miskinseyou are very pitiful | bek mippa-miskindihe is very pitiful | bek mippa-miskinbizwe are very pitiful | bek mippa-miskinsizyou all are very pitiful | bek mippa-miskindilethey are very pitiful |
| superlative — most | em mippa-miskinmeI am the most pitiful | em mippa-miskinseyou are the most pitiful | em mippa-miskindihe is the most pitiful | em mippa-miskinbizwe are the most pitiful | em mippa-miskinsizyou all are the most pitiful | em mippa-miskindilethey are the most pitiful |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden mippa-miskindi — "compared to me, he is pitiful."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki mippa-miskindimine is pitiful | seniki mippa-miskindiyours is pitiful | anıqı mippa-miskindihis is pitiful | bizniki mippa-miskindiours is pitiful | sizniki mippa-miskindiyours (pl.) is pitiful | alanıqı mippa-miskinditheirs is pitiful |
| comparative — more | meniki mippa-miskinirekdimine is more pitiful | seniki mippa-miskinirekdiyours is more pitiful | anıqı mippa-miskinirekdihis is more pitiful | bizniki mippa-miskinirekdiours is more pitiful | sizniki mippa-miskinirekdiyours (pl.) is more pitiful | alanıqı mippa-miskinirekditheirs is more pitiful |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek mippa-miskindimine is very pitiful | seniki bek mippa-miskindiyours is very pitiful | anıqı bek mippa-miskindihis is very pitiful | bizniki bek mippa-miskindiours is very pitiful | sizniki bek mippa-miskindiyours (pl.) is very pitiful | alanıqı bek mippa-miskinditheirs is very pitiful |
| superlative — most | meniki em mippa-miskindimine is the most pitiful | seniki em mippa-miskindiyours is the most pitiful | anıqı em mippa-miskindihis is the most pitiful | bizniki em mippa-miskindiours is the most pitiful | sizniki em mippa-miskindiyours (pl.) is the most pitiful | alanıqı em mippa-miskinditheirs is the most pitiful |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile mippa-miskindilemine are pitiful | senikile mippa-miskindileyours are pitiful | anıqıla mippa-miskindilehis are pitiful | biznikile mippa-miskindileours are pitiful | siznikile mippa-miskindileyours (pl.) are pitiful | alanıqıla mippa-miskindiletheirs are pitiful |
| comparative — more | menikile mippa-miskinirekdilemine are more pitiful | senikile mippa-miskinirekdileyours are more pitiful | anıqıla mippa-miskinirekdilehis are more pitiful | biznikile mippa-miskinirekdileours are more pitiful | siznikile mippa-miskinirekdileyours (pl.) are more pitiful | alanıqıla mippa-miskinirekdiletheirs are more pitiful |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek mippa-miskindilemine are very pitiful | senikile bek mippa-miskindileyours are very pitiful | anıqıla bek mippa-miskindilehis are very pitiful | biznikile bek mippa-miskindileours are very pitiful | siznikile bek mippa-miskindileyours (pl.) are very pitiful | alanıqıla bek mippa-miskindiletheirs are very pitiful |
| superlative — most | menikile em mippa-miskindilemine are the most pitiful | senikile em mippa-miskindileyours are the most pitiful | anıqıla em mippa-miskindilehis are the most pitiful | biznikile em mippa-miskindileours are the most pitiful | siznikile em mippa-miskindileyours (pl.) are the most pitiful | alanıqıla em mippa-miskindiletheirs are the most pitiful |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu mippa-miskindi, bıla mippa-miskindile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mippa-miskinthe beggar | mippa-miskinimmy beggar | mippa-miskiniŋyour beggar | mippa-miskinihis beggar | mippa-miskinibizour beggar | mippa-miskinigizyou all's beggar | mippa-miskinleritheir beggars |
| Genitive | mippa-miskinnithe beggar's | mippa-miskinimimy beggar's | mippa-miskiniŋiyour beggar's | mippa-miskininihis beggar's | mippa-miskinibizniour beggar's | mippa-miskinigizniyou all's beggar's | mippa-miskinlerinitheir beggars' |
| Accusative | mippa-miskinnithe beggar (as the object) | mippa-miskinimimy beggar (as the object) | mippa-miskiniŋiyour beggar (as the object) | mippa-miskininhis beggar (as the object) | mippa-miskinibizniour beggar (as the object) | mippa-miskinigizniyou all's beggar (as the object) | mippa-miskinlerintheir beggars (as the object) |
| Dative | mippa-miskinŋeto the beggar | mippa-miskinimeto my beggar | mippa-miskiniŋeto your beggar | mippa-miskinineto his beggar | mippa-miskinibizgeto our beggar | mippa-miskinigizgeto you all's beggar | mippa-miskinlerineto their beggars |
| Locative | mippa-miskindein / at the beggar | mippa-miskinimdein / at my beggar | mippa-miskiniŋdein / at your beggar | mippa-miskinindein / at his beggar | mippa-miskinibizdein / at our beggar | mippa-miskinigizdein / at you all's beggar | mippa-miskinlerindein / at their beggars |
| Ablative | mippa-miskindenfrom the beggar | mippa-miskinimdenfrom my beggar | mippa-miskiniŋdenfrom your beggar | mippa-miskinindenfrom his beggar | mippa-miskinibizdenfrom our beggar | mippa-miskinigizdenfrom you all's beggar | mippa-miskinlerindenfrom their beggars |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mippa-miskinlethe beggars | mippa-miskinlerimmy beggars | mippa-miskinleriŋyour beggars | mippa-miskinlerihis beggars | mippa-miskinleribizour beggars | mippa-miskinlerigizyou all's beggars | mippa-miskinleritheir beggars |
| Genitive | mippa-miskinlenithe beggars' | mippa-miskinlerimimy beggars' | mippa-miskinleriŋiyour beggars' | mippa-miskinlerinihis beggars' | mippa-miskinleribizniour beggars' | mippa-miskinlerigizniyou all's beggars' | mippa-miskinlerinitheir beggars' |
| Accusative | mippa-miskinlenithe beggars (as the object) | mippa-miskinlerimimy beggars (as the object) | mippa-miskinleriŋiyour beggars (as the object) | mippa-miskinlerinhis beggars (as the object) | mippa-miskinleribizniour beggars (as the object) | mippa-miskinlerigizniyou all's beggars (as the object) | mippa-miskinlerintheir beggars (as the object) |
| Dative | mippa-miskinlegeto the beggars | mippa-miskinlerimeto my beggars | mippa-miskinleriŋeto your beggars | mippa-miskinlerineto his beggars | mippa-miskinleribizgeto our beggars | mippa-miskinlerigizgeto you all's beggars | mippa-miskinlerineto their beggars |
| Locative | mippa-miskinledein / at the beggars | mippa-miskinlerimdein / at my beggars | mippa-miskinleriŋdein / at your beggars | mippa-miskinlerindein / at his beggars | mippa-miskinleribizdein / at our beggars | mippa-miskinlerigizdein / at you all's beggars | mippa-miskinlerindein / at their beggars |
| Ablative | mippa-miskinledenfrom the beggars | mippa-miskinlerimdenfrom my beggars | mippa-miskinleriŋdenfrom your beggars | mippa-miskinlerindenfrom his beggars | mippa-miskinleribizdenfrom our beggars | mippa-miskinlerigizdenfrom you all's beggars | mippa-miskinlerindenfrom their beggars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mippa-miskinleri can mean "his / her beggars", "their beggar", or "their beggars" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.