omurawsuz
/omurawsuz/
invertebrate, without a backbone — Used of animals: omurawsuz janıwarla "invertebrates, invertebrate animals". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks the word Karachay.
- omurawsuz janıwarla — invertebrate animals
- qurt omurawsuz janıwardı — the worm is an invertebrate animal
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | omurawsuzmaI am invertebrate | omurawsuzsayou are invertebrate | omurawsuzduhe is invertebrate | omurawsuzbuzwe are invertebrate | omurawsuzsuzyou all are invertebrate | omurawsuzdulathey are invertebrate |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden omurawsuzdu — "compared to me, he is invertebrate."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki omurawsuzdumine is invertebrate | seniki omurawsuzduyours is invertebrate | anıqı omurawsuzduhis is invertebrate | bizniki omurawsuzduours is invertebrate | sizniki omurawsuzduyours (pl.) is invertebrate | alanıqı omurawsuzdutheirs is invertebrate |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile omurawsuzdulamine are invertebrate | senikile omurawsuzdulayours are invertebrate | anıqıla omurawsuzdulahis are invertebrate | biznikile omurawsuzdulaours are invertebrate | siznikile omurawsuzdulayours (pl.) are invertebrate | alanıqıla omurawsuzdulatheirs are invertebrate |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu omurawsuzdu, bıla omurawsuzdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".