Uriya
/urija/
Mingrelian, of or relating to the Mingrelians of western Georgia — uriya tişirıw means a Mingrelian woman.
- uriya tişirıw — a Mingrelian woman
- Uriya tişirıw kelgendi — A Mingrelian woman has come
- Uriya til başhadı — The Mingrelian language is different
- Uriya jırnı eşitdim — I heard the Mingrelian song
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | UriyamaI am Mingrelian | Uriyasayou are Mingrelian | Uriyadıhe is Mingrelian | Uriyabızwe are Mingrelian | Uriyasızyou all are Mingrelian | Uriyadılathey are Mingrelian |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Uriyadı — "compared to me, he is Mingrelian."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Uriyadımine is Mingrelian | seniki Uriyadıyours is Mingrelian | anıqı Uriyadıhis is Mingrelian | bizniki Uriyadıours is Mingrelian | sizniki Uriyadıyours (pl.) is Mingrelian | alanıqı Uriyadıtheirs is Mingrelian |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Uriyadılamine are Mingrelian | senikile Uriyadılayours are Mingrelian | anıqıla Uriyadılahis are Mingrelian | biznikile Uriyadılaours are Mingrelian | siznikile Uriyadılayours (pl.) are Mingrelian | alanıqıla Uriyadılatheirs are Mingrelian |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Uriyadı, bıla Uriyadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".