tawça
/tawtʃa/
1. in the Karachay-Balkar language, in our language; in Balkar — Literally 'in the highlanders' way'; Karachay writers use it of their own language, as in tawça söleşirge 'speak Karachay-Balkar'. KBRS 1989 (row 22365) marks it dialectal, 'in Balkar', and Guzeev's two school dictionaries also gloss it as Balkar.
- tawça söleşirge — to speak Karachay-Balkar
- tawça söleşiw — speaking in Karachay-Balkar
- tawça söleşdim — I spoke in Karachay-Balkar
- tawça jazama — I write in Karachay-Balkar
- tawça eki söz aytdı — he said a couple of words in Karachay-Balkar
- tawça juwap etdi — he answered in Karachay-Balkar
- söleşiw tawça bardırıldı — the talk was conducted in Karachay-Balkar
2. in the highlanders' way, like a highlander — For example, tawda bolsaŋ tawça jaşa 'if you are in the mountains, live like a highlander'.
- tawda bolsaŋ tawça jaşa — if you are in the mountains, live like a highlander
- biz tawça jaşaybız — we live in the highlanders' way