Vetnam
/vetnam/
Vietnamese, of or relating to Vietnam — Used before a noun, as in Vetnam til "the Vietnamese language" and Vetnam literatura "Vietnamese literature".
- Vetnam til — the Vietnamese language
- Vetnam halq — the Vietnamese people
- Vetnam tişirıw — a Vietnamese woman
- Vetnam literatura — Vietnamese literature
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | VetnammaI am Vietnamese | Vetnamsayou are Vietnamese | Vetnamdıhe is Vietnamese | Vetnambızwe are Vietnamese | Vetnamsızyou all are Vietnamese | Vetnamdılathey are Vietnamese |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Vetnamdı — "compared to me, he is Vietnamese."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Vetnamdımine is Vietnamese | seniki Vetnamdıyours is Vietnamese | anıqı Vetnamdıhis is Vietnamese | bizniki Vetnamdıours is Vietnamese | sizniki Vetnamdıyours (pl.) is Vietnamese | alanıqı Vetnamdıtheirs is Vietnamese |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Vetnamdılamine are Vietnamese | senikile Vetnamdılayours are Vietnamese | anıqıla Vetnamdılahis are Vietnamese | biznikile Vetnamdılaours are Vietnamese | siznikile Vetnamdılayours (pl.) are Vietnamese | alanıqıla Vetnamdılatheirs are Vietnamese |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Vetnamdı, bıla Vetnamdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".