Qaraçay

/qaratʃaj/ · plural Qaraçayla

1. (adj.) Karachay; of or relating to the Karachay people, their land, or their language

Qaraçay tepsew — a Karachay dance
Qaraçay tişirıw — a Karachay woman
Qaraçay elle — Karachay villages
Qaraçay til bek ariwdu — the Karachay language is very beautiful
Qaraçay elle tawla arasındadıla — the Karachay villages lie among the mountains
Qaraçay tepsew jarıqdı — the Karachay dance is lively

2. (n.) Karachay, member of the Karachay people (rare) — The ordinary word for a person is qaraçaylı. one source

Qaraçaynı gyawur etgen çabırdı — it is the chabyrs that make a Karachay an infidel
Qaraçay qonaqğa hurmet etedi — a Karachay shows respect to a guest
har Qaraçay ana tilin süedi — every Karachay loves their mother tongue
Qaraçay qonaqbaylığı bla belgilidi — a Karachay is known for their hospitality

3. (n.) Karachay, the homeland of the Karachay people in the North Caucasus one source

Ullu Qaraçay — Greater Karachay
sawlay Qaraçayğa aylanıb kelirge — to travel around all of Karachay
Qaraçaynı jeri tawludu — the land of Karachay is mountainous
Qaraçayda tawla bek miyikdile — in Karachay the mountains are very high
Qaraçayğa jaz ertden keledi — spring comes early to Karachay
biz jayda Qaraçayğa qaytırıqbız — we will return to Karachay in the summer

Expressions

qara qaraçay — all Karachay (Collocation)

As an adjective

Saying it about someone

Saying it about someone — Qaraçay
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	QaraçaymaI am Karachay	Qaraçaysayou are Karachay	Qaraçaydıhe is Karachay	Qaraçaybızwe are Karachay	Qaraçaysızyou all are Karachay	Qaraçaydılathey are Karachay

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Qaraçaydı — "compared to me, he is Karachay."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — Qaraçay
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki Qaraçaydımine is Karachay	seniki Qaraçaydıyours is Karachay	anıqı Qaraçaydıhis is Karachay	bizniki Qaraçaydıours is Karachay	sizniki Qaraçaydıyours (pl.) is Karachay	alanıqı Qaraçaydıtheirs is Karachay

Several things

Several things — Qaraçay
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile Qaraçaydılamine are Karachay	senikile Qaraçaydılayours are Karachay	anıqıla Qaraçaydılahis are Karachay	biznikile Qaraçaydılaours are Karachay	siznikile Qaraçaydılayours (pl.) are Karachay	alanıqıla Qaraçaydılatheirs are Karachay

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Qaraçaydı, bıla Qaraçaydıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of Qaraçay, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	Qaraçaythe Karachay	Qaraçayımmy Karachay	Qaraçayıŋyour Karachay	Qaraçayıhis Karachay	Qaraçayıbızour Karachay	Qaraçayığızyou all's Karachay	Qaraçaylarıtheir Karachays
Genitive	Qaraçaynıthe Karachay's	Qaraçayımımy Karachay's	Qaraçayıŋıyour Karachay's	Qaraçayınıhis Karachay's	Qaraçayıbıznıour Karachay's	Qaraçayığıznıyou all's Karachay's	Qaraçaylarınıtheir Karachays'
Accusative	Qaraçaynıthe Karachay (as the object)	Qaraçayımımy Karachay (as the object)	Qaraçayıŋıyour Karachay (as the object)	Qaraçayınhis Karachay (as the object)	Qaraçayıbıznıour Karachay (as the object)	Qaraçayığıznıyou all's Karachay (as the object)	Qaraçaylarıntheir Karachays (as the object)
Dative	Qaraçayğato the Karachay	Qaraçayımato my Karachay	Qaraçayıŋato your Karachay	Qaraçayınato his Karachay	Qaraçayıbızğato our Karachay	Qaraçayığızğato you all's Karachay	Qaraçaylarınato their Karachays
Locative	Qaraçaydain / at the Karachay	Qaraçayımdain / at my Karachay	Qaraçayıŋdain / at your Karachay	Qaraçayındain / at his Karachay	Qaraçayıbızdain / at our Karachay	Qaraçayığızdain / at you all's Karachay	Qaraçaylarındain / at their Karachays
Ablative	Qaraçaydanfrom the Karachay	Qaraçayımdanfrom my Karachay	Qaraçayıŋdanfrom your Karachay	Qaraçayındanfrom his Karachay	Qaraçayıbızdanfrom our Karachay	Qaraçayığızdanfrom you all's Karachay	Qaraçaylarındanfrom their Karachays

Plural

Plural — cases of Qaraçay, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	Qaraçaylathe Karachays	Qaraçaylarımmy Karachays	Qaraçaylarıŋyour Karachays	Qaraçaylarıhis Karachays	Qaraçaylarıbızour Karachays	Qaraçaylarığızyou all's Karachays	Qaraçaylarıtheir Karachays
Genitive	Qaraçaylanıthe Karachays'	Qaraçaylarımımy Karachays'	Qaraçaylarıŋıyour Karachays'	Qaraçaylarınıhis Karachays'	Qaraçaylarıbıznıour Karachays'	Qaraçaylarığıznıyou all's Karachays'	Qaraçaylarınıtheir Karachays'
Accusative	Qaraçaylanıthe Karachays (as the object)	Qaraçaylarımımy Karachays (as the object)	Qaraçaylarıŋıyour Karachays (as the object)	Qaraçaylarınhis Karachays (as the object)	Qaraçaylarıbıznıour Karachays (as the object)	Qaraçaylarığıznıyou all's Karachays (as the object)	Qaraçaylarıntheir Karachays (as the object)
Dative	Qaraçaylağato the Karachays	Qaraçaylarımato my Karachays	Qaraçaylarıŋato your Karachays	Qaraçaylarınato his Karachays	Qaraçaylarıbızğato our Karachays	Qaraçaylarığızğato you all's Karachays	Qaraçaylarınato their Karachays
Locative	Qaraçayladain / at the Karachays	Qaraçaylarımdain / at my Karachays	Qaraçaylarıŋdain / at your Karachays	Qaraçaylarındain / at his Karachays	Qaraçaylarıbızdain / at our Karachays	Qaraçaylarığızdain / at you all's Karachays	Qaraçaylarındain / at their Karachays
Ablative	Qaraçayladanfrom the Karachays	Qaraçaylarımdanfrom my Karachays	Qaraçaylarıŋdanfrom your Karachays	Qaraçaylarındanfrom his Karachays	Qaraçaylarıbızdanfrom our Karachays	Qaraçaylarığızdanfrom you all's Karachays	Qaraçaylarındanfrom their Karachays

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Qaraçayları can mean "his / her Karachays", "their Karachay", or "their Karachays" — context decides.

Whose it is

Belonging to Qaraçay — the Karachay's one
Case	one thing, one owner	several things, one owner	one thing, several owners	several things, several owners
Nominative	Qaraçaynıqıthe Karachay's one	Qaraçaynıqılathe Karachay's ones	Qaraçaylanıqıthe Karachays' one	Qaraçaylanıqılathe Karachays' ones
Genitive	Qaraçaynıqınıof the Karachay's one	Qaraçaynıqılanıof the Karachay's ones	Qaraçaylanıqınıof the Karachays' one	Qaraçaylanıqılanıof the Karachays' ones
Accusative	Qaraçaynıqınthe Karachay's one (as the object)	Qaraçaynıqılanıthe Karachay's ones (as the object)	Qaraçaylanıqınthe Karachays' one (as the object)	Qaraçaylanıqılanıthe Karachays' ones (as the object)
Dative	Qaraçaynıqınato the Karachay's one	Qaraçaynıqılağato the Karachay's ones	Qaraçaylanıqınato the Karachays' one	Qaraçaylanıqılağato the Karachays' ones
Locative	Qaraçaynıqındain / at the Karachay's one	Qaraçaynıqıladain / at the Karachay's ones	Qaraçaylanıqındain / at the Karachays' one	Qaraçaylanıqıladain / at the Karachays' ones
Ablative	Qaraçaynıqındanfrom the Karachay's one	Qaraçaynıqıladanfrom the Karachay's ones	Qaraçaylanıqındanfrom the Karachays' one	Qaraçaylanıqıladanfrom the Karachays' ones

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.