qoŋur-qara
/qoŋur-qara/
dark brown
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qoŋur-qaramaI am dark brown | qoŋur-qarasayou are dark brown | qoŋur-qaradıhe is dark brown | qoŋur-qarabızwe are dark brown | qoŋur-qarasızyou all are dark brown | qoŋur-qaradılathey are dark brown |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qoŋur-qaradı — "compared to me, he is dark brown."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qoŋur-qaradımine is dark brown | seniki qoŋur-qaradıyours is dark brown | anıqı qoŋur-qaradıhis is dark brown | bizniki qoŋur-qaradıours is dark brown | sizniki qoŋur-qaradıyours (pl.) is dark brown | alanıqı qoŋur-qaradıtheirs is dark brown |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qoŋur-qaradılamine are dark brown | senikile qoŋur-qaradılayours are dark brown | anıqıla qoŋur-qaradılahis are dark brown | biznikile qoŋur-qaradılaours are dark brown | siznikile qoŋur-qaradılayours (pl.) are dark brown | alanıqıla qoŋur-qaradılatheirs are dark brown |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qoŋur-qaradı, bıla qoŋur-qaradıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".