Papuas
/papuas/
Papuan, of or relating to Papua or its peoples — Used before a noun, as in papuas tişirıw "Papuan woman" and papuas tille "Papuan languages".
- Papuas tişirıw — a Papuan woman
- Papuas tille — Papuan languages
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | PapuasmaI am Papuan | Papuassayou are Papuan | Papuasdıhe is Papuan | Papuasbızwe are Papuan | Papuassızyou all are Papuan | Papuasdılathey are Papuan |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Papuasdı — "compared to me, he is Papuan."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Papuasdımine is Papuan | seniki Papuasdıyours is Papuan | anıqı Papuasdıhis is Papuan | bizniki Papuasdıours is Papuan | sizniki Papuasdıyours (pl.) is Papuan | alanıqı Papuasdıtheirs is Papuan |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Papuasdılamine are Papuan | senikile Papuasdılayours are Papuan | anıqıla Papuasdılahis are Papuan | biznikile Papuasdılaours are Papuan | siznikile Papuasdılayours (pl.) are Papuan | alanıqıla Papuasdılatheirs are Papuan |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Papuasdı, bıla Papuasdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".