nikelça
/nikeltʃa/
nickel, made of nickel — The noun for the metal is nikel, which can also stand before another noun, as in nikel ruda "nickel ore".
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | nikelçamaI am nickel | nikelçasayou are nickel | nikelçadıhe is nickel | nikelçabızwe are nickel | nikelçasızyou all are nickel | nikelçadılathey are nickel |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden nikelçadı — "compared to me, he is nickel."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki nikelçadımine is nickel | seniki nikelçadıyours is nickel | anıqı nikelçadıhis is nickel | bizniki nikelçadıours is nickel | sizniki nikelçadıyours (pl.) is nickel | alanıqı nikelçadıtheirs is nickel |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile nikelçadılamine are nickel | senikile nikelçadılayours are nickel | anıqıla nikelçadılahis are nickel | biznikile nikelçadılaours are nickel | siznikile nikelçadılayours (pl.) are nickel | alanıqıla nikelçadılatheirs are nickel |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu nikelçadı, bıla nikelçadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".