saw-şaw
/saw-ʃaw/
alive or dead — Usually followed by ese da when someone's fate is unknown.
- saw-şaw ese da — whether alive or dead
- saw-şaw esele da bilmeyme — I don't know whether they are alive or dead
- saw-şaw ese da bilmeybiz — we don't know whether he is alive or dead
- saw-şaw ese da bilmeydi — she doesn't know whether he is alive or dead
Expressions
- saw-şaw ese da — alive or dead
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | saw-şawmaI am alive or dead | saw-şawsayou are alive or dead | saw-şawduhe is alive or dead | saw-şawbuzwe are alive or dead | saw-şawsuzyou all are alive or dead | saw-şawdulathey are alive or dead |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden saw-şawdu — "compared to me, he is alive or dead."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki saw-şawdumine is alive or dead | seniki saw-şawduyours is alive or dead | anıqı saw-şawduhis is alive or dead | bizniki saw-şawduours is alive or dead | sizniki saw-şawduyours (pl.) is alive or dead | alanıqı saw-şawdutheirs is alive or dead |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile saw-şawdulamine are alive or dead | senikile saw-şawdulayours are alive or dead | anıqıla saw-şawdulahis are alive or dead | biznikile saw-şawdulaours are alive or dead | siznikile saw-şawdulayours (pl.) are alive or dead | alanıqıla saw-şawdulatheirs are alive or dead |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu saw-şawdu, bıla saw-şawdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".