uppa-uşaş
/uppa-uʃaʃ/
identical, exactly alike, the spitting image — Usually said of a person who looks exactly like someone, named in the dative.
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | uppa-uşaşmaI am identical | uppa-uşaşsayou are identical | uppa-uşaşdıhe is identical | uppa-uşaşbızwe are identical | uppa-uşaşsızyou all are identical | uppa-uşaşdılathey are identical |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden uppa-uşaşdı — "compared to me, he is identical."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki uppa-uşaşdımine is identical | seniki uppa-uşaşdıyours is identical | anıqı uppa-uşaşdıhis is identical | bizniki uppa-uşaşdıours is identical | sizniki uppa-uşaşdıyours (pl.) is identical | alanıqı uppa-uşaşdıtheirs is identical |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile uppa-uşaşdılamine are identical | senikile uppa-uşaşdılayours are identical | anıqıla uppa-uşaşdılahis are identical | biznikile uppa-uşaşdılaours are identical | siznikile uppa-uşaşdılayours (pl.) are identical | alanıqıla uppa-uşaşdılatheirs are identical |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu uppa-uşaşdı, bıla uppa-uşaşdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".