tuva
/tuva/
Tuvan, of Tuva or the Tuvans — tuva til means the Tuvan language; tuva tişirıw means a Tuvan woman.
- tuva til — the Tuvan language
- tuva tişirıw — a Tuvan woman
- tuva halq — the Tuvan people
- tuva jırla — Tuvan songs
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tuvamaI am Tuvan | tuvasayou are Tuvan | tuvadıhe is Tuvan | tuvabızwe are Tuvan | tuvasızyou all are Tuvan | tuvadılathey are Tuvan |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tuvadı — "compared to me, he is Tuvan."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki tuvadımine is Tuvan | seniki tuvadıyours is Tuvan | anıqı tuvadıhis is Tuvan | bizniki tuvadıours is Tuvan | sizniki tuvadıyours (pl.) is Tuvan | alanıqı tuvadıtheirs is Tuvan |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile tuvadılamine are Tuvan | senikile tuvadılayours are Tuvan | anıqıla tuvadılahis are Tuvan | biznikile tuvadılaours are Tuvan | siznikile tuvadılayours (pl.) are Tuvan | alanıqıla tuvadılatheirs are Tuvan |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tuvadı, bıla tuvadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".