nanay
/nanaj/
Nanai, relating to the Nanai people, their language, culture or history — nanay til is the Nanai language; nanay tişirıw is a Nanai woman.
- nanay til — the Nanai language
- nanay halq — the Nanai people
- nanay tişirıw — a Nanai woman
- nanay literatura — Nanai literature
- nanay jırlağa tıŋılaybız — we listen to Nanai songs
- nanay jırlanı tıŋılaybız — we listen to Nanai songs
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | nanaymaI am Nanai | nanaysayou are Nanai | nanaydıhe is Nanai | nanaybızwe are Nanai | nanaysızyou all are Nanai | nanaydılathey are Nanai |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden nanaydı — "compared to me, he is Nanai."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki nanaydımine is Nanai | seniki nanaydıyours is Nanai | anıqı nanaydıhis is Nanai | bizniki nanaydıours is Nanai | sizniki nanaydıyours (pl.) is Nanai | alanıqı nanaydıtheirs is Nanai |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile nanaydılamine are Nanai | senikile nanaydılayours are Nanai | anıqıla nanaydılahis are Nanai | biznikile nanaydılaours are Nanai | siznikile nanaydılayours (pl.) are Nanai | alanıqıla nanaydılatheirs are Nanai |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu nanaydı, bıla nanaydıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".