qaraboyun
/qarabojun/
black-necked, having a black neck
- qaraboyun buğa — a black-necked bull
- qaçadıla qaraboyun buğala — the black-necked bulls run away
- bizni qaraboyun iynegibiz — our black-necked cow
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qaraboyunmaI am black-necked | qaraboyunsayou are black-necked | qaraboyunduhe is black-necked | qaraboyunbuzwe are black-necked | qaraboyunsuzyou all are black-necked | qaraboyundulathey are black-necked |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qaraboyundu — "compared to me, he is black-necked."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qaraboyundumine is black-necked | seniki qaraboyunduyours is black-necked | anıqı qaraboyunduhis is black-necked | bizniki qaraboyunduours is black-necked | sizniki qaraboyunduyours (pl.) is black-necked | alanıqı qaraboyundutheirs is black-necked |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qaraboyundulamine are black-necked | senikile qaraboyundulayours are black-necked | anıqıla qaraboyundulahis are black-necked | biznikile qaraboyundulaours are black-necked | siznikile qaraboyundulayours (pl.) are black-necked | alanıqıla qaraboyundulatheirs are black-necked |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qaraboyundu, bıla qaraboyundula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".