omurawlu
/omurawlu/
vertebrate, having a spine or backbone — Used mainly of animals: omurawlu janıwarla "vertebrate animals, vertebrates". A synonym is arqa süekli. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks the word Karachay.
- omurawlu janıwarla — vertebrate animals
- balıq omurawlu janıwardı — a fish is a vertebrate animal
- quş da omurawludu — a bird is a vertebrate too
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | omurawlumaI am vertebrate | omurawlusayou are vertebrate | omurawluduhe is vertebrate | omurawlubuzwe are vertebrate | omurawlusuzyou all are vertebrate | omurawludulathey are vertebrate |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden omurawludu — "compared to me, he is vertebrate."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki omurawludumine is vertebrate | seniki omurawluduyours is vertebrate | anıqı omurawluduhis is vertebrate | bizniki omurawluduours is vertebrate | sizniki omurawluduyours (pl.) is vertebrate | alanıqı omurawludutheirs is vertebrate |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile omurawludulamine are vertebrate | senikile omurawludulayours are vertebrate | anıqıla omurawludulahis are vertebrate | biznikile omurawludulaours are vertebrate | siznikile omurawludulayours (pl.) are vertebrate | alanıqıla omurawludulatheirs are vertebrate |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu omurawludu, bıla omurawludula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".