tonlu
/tonlu/
1. wearing a sheepskin coat; having a sheepskin coat
- qat-qat tonlu, qarış boylu — wearing coat upon coat, a span in height
- tonlu adam — a man in a sheepskin coat
- oqala tigilgen tıyın tonlu qatın — a woman in a squirrel-fur coat sewn with gold braid
- tonlula arbazğa jıyıldıla — the men in sheepskin coats gathered in the yard
2. having a particular musical tone; tonal
- bir tonlu — monotonous
- bir tonlu jır — a monotonous song
- başha tonlu maqam — a melody of a different tone
- tonlu tawuşla — sounds of a definite pitch
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tonlumaI am wearing a sheepskin coat | tonlusayou are wearing a sheepskin coat | tonluduhe is wearing a sheepskin coat | tonlubuzwe are wearing a sheepskin coat | tonlusuzyou all are wearing a sheepskin coat | tonludulathey are wearing a sheepskin coat |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tonludu — "compared to me, he is wearing a sheepskin coat."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki tonludumine is wearing a sheepskin coat | seniki tonluduyours is wearing a sheepskin coat | anıqı tonluduhis is wearing a sheepskin coat | bizniki tonluduours is wearing a sheepskin coat | sizniki tonluduyours (pl.) is wearing a sheepskin coat | alanıqı tonludutheirs is wearing a sheepskin coat |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile tonludulamine are wearing a sheepskin coat | senikile tonludulayours are wearing a sheepskin coat | anıqıla tonludulahis are wearing a sheepskin coat | biznikile tonludulaours are wearing a sheepskin coat | siznikile tonludulayours (pl.) are wearing a sheepskin coat | alanıqıla tonludulatheirs are wearing a sheepskin coat |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tonludu, bıla tonludula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".