Nenets
/nenets/ · plural Nenetsle
1. Nenets (relating to the Nenets people, their language or culture) — Common phrases: nenets til "the Nenets language", nenets literatura "Nenets literature", nenets tişirıw "a Nenets woman".
- Nenets til — the Nenets language
- Nenets tişirıw — a Nenets woman
- Nenets literatura — Nenets literature
- Nenets tilni bilmeyme — I don't know the Nenets language
2. a Nenets (a member of the Nenets people) — nenetsli is also used with this meaning. one source
- ol Nenetsdi — he is a Nenets
- Nenetsle uzaqda jaşaydıla — the Nenets live far away
- bir Nenets bla tanışdım — I met a Nenets
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | NenetsmeI am Nenets | Nenetsseyou are Nenets | Nenetsdihe is Nenets | Nenetsbizwe are Nenets | Nenetssizyou all are Nenets | Nenetsdilethey are Nenets |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Nenetsdi — "compared to me, he is Nenets."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Nenetsdimine is Nenets | seniki Nenetsdiyours is Nenets | anıqı Nenetsdihis is Nenets | bizniki Nenetsdiours is Nenets | sizniki Nenetsdiyours (pl.) is Nenets | alanıqı Nenetsditheirs is Nenets |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Nenetsdilemine are Nenets | senikile Nenetsdileyours are Nenets | anıqıla Nenetsdilehis are Nenets | biznikile Nenetsdileours are Nenets | siznikile Nenetsdileyours (pl.) are Nenets | alanıqıla Nenetsdiletheirs are Nenets |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Nenetsdi, bıla Nenetsdile. 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 | Nenetsthe Nenets | Nenetsimmy Nenets | Nenetsiŋyour Nenets | Nenetsihis Nenets | Nenetsibizour Nenets | Nenetsigizyou all's Nenets | Nenetsleritheir Nenetses |
| Genitive | Nenetsnithe Nenets' | Nenetsimimy Nenets' | Nenetsiŋiyour Nenets' | Nenetsinihis Nenets' | Nenetsibizniour Nenets' | Nenetsigizniyou all's Nenets' | Nenetslerinitheir Nenetses' |
| Accusative | Nenetsnithe Nenets (as the object) | Nenetsimimy Nenets (as the object) | Nenetsiŋiyour Nenets (as the object) | Nenetsinhis Nenets (as the object) | Nenetsibizniour Nenets (as the object) | Nenetsigizniyou all's Nenets (as the object) | Nenetslerintheir Nenetses (as the object) |
| Dative | Nenetsgeto the Nenets | Nenetsimeto my Nenets | Nenetsiŋeto your Nenets | Nenetsineto his Nenets | Nenetsibizgeto our Nenets | Nenetsigizgeto you all's Nenets | Nenetslerineto their Nenetses |
| Locative | Nenetsdein / at the Nenets | Nenetsimdein / at my Nenets | Nenetsiŋdein / at your Nenets | Nenetsindein / at his Nenets | Nenetsibizdein / at our Nenets | Nenetsigizdein / at you all's Nenets | Nenetslerindein / at their Nenetses |
| Ablative | Nenetsdenfrom the Nenets | Nenetsimdenfrom my Nenets | Nenetsiŋdenfrom your Nenets | Nenetsindenfrom his Nenets | Nenetsibizdenfrom our Nenets | Nenetsigizdenfrom you all's Nenets | Nenetslerindenfrom their Nenetses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Nenetslethe Nenetses | Nenetslerimmy Nenetses | Nenetsleriŋyour Nenetses | Nenetslerihis Nenetses | Nenetsleribizour Nenetses | Nenetslerigizyou all's Nenetses | Nenetsleritheir Nenetses |
| Genitive | Nenetslenithe Nenetses' | Nenetslerimimy Nenetses' | Nenetsleriŋiyour Nenetses' | Nenetslerinihis Nenetses' | Nenetsleribizniour Nenetses' | Nenetslerigizniyou all's Nenetses' | Nenetslerinitheir Nenetses' |
| Accusative | Nenetslenithe Nenetses (as the object) | Nenetslerimimy Nenetses (as the object) | Nenetsleriŋiyour Nenetses (as the object) | Nenetslerinhis Nenetses (as the object) | Nenetsleribizniour Nenetses (as the object) | Nenetslerigizniyou all's Nenetses (as the object) | Nenetslerintheir Nenetses (as the object) |
| Dative | Nenetslegeto the Nenetses | Nenetslerimeto my Nenetses | Nenetsleriŋeto your Nenetses | Nenetslerineto his Nenetses | Nenetsleribizgeto our Nenetses | Nenetslerigizgeto you all's Nenetses | Nenetslerineto their Nenetses |
| Locative | Nenetsledein / at the Nenetses | Nenetslerimdein / at my Nenetses | Nenetsleriŋdein / at your Nenetses | Nenetslerindein / at his Nenetses | Nenetsleribizdein / at our Nenetses | Nenetslerigizdein / at you all's Nenetses | Nenetslerindein / at their Nenetses |
| Ablative | Nenetsledenfrom the Nenetses | Nenetslerimdenfrom my Nenetses | Nenetsleriŋdenfrom your Nenetses | Nenetslerindenfrom his Nenetses | Nenetsleribizdenfrom our Nenetses | Nenetslerigizdenfrom you all's Nenetses | Nenetslerindenfrom their Nenetses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Nenetsleri can mean "his / her Nenetses", "their Nenets", or "their Nenetses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.