Noğay
/noʁaj/
Nogai, of the Nogai people, their language and culture — Used before nouns such as til (language) and kişi (man): noğay til means the Nogai language.
- Noğay halq — the Nogai people
- Noğay literatura — Nogai literature
- Noğay jırla — Nogai songs
- Noğay tilge bek juwuqdu — is very close to the Nogai language
- Noğay til — the Nogai language
- Noğay kişi — a Nogai man
- Noğay tişirıw — a Nogai woman
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | NoğaymaI am Nogai | Noğaysayou are Nogai | Noğaydıhe is Nogai | Noğaybızwe are Nogai | Noğaysızyou all are Nogai | Noğaydılathey are Nogai |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Noğaydı — "compared to me, he is Nogai."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Noğaydımine is Nogai | seniki Noğaydıyours is Nogai | anıqı Noğaydıhis is Nogai | bizniki Noğaydıours is Nogai | sizniki Noğaydıyours (pl.) is Nogai | alanıqı Noğaydıtheirs is Nogai |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Noğaydılamine are Nogai | senikile Noğaydılayours are Nogai | anıqıla Noğaydılahis are Nogai | biznikile Noğaydılaours are Nogai | siznikile Noğaydılayours (pl.) are Nogai | alanıqıla Noğaydılatheirs are Nogai |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Noğaydı, bıla Noğaydıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".