çuburquyruq
/tʃuburqujruq/
short-tailed, bobtailed; having a short or docked tail
- çuburquyruq iti bla — with his bobtailed dog
- bizni çuburquyruq itibiz — our bobtailed dog
- çuburquyruq itçigin da çapdırğanlay — sending his little bobtailed dog running too
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | çuburquyruqmaI am short-tailed | çuburquyruqsayou are short-tailed | çuburquyruqduhe is short-tailed | çuburquyruqbuzwe are short-tailed | çuburquyruqsuzyou all are short-tailed | çuburquyruqdulathey are short-tailed |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden çuburquyruqdu — "compared to me, he is short-tailed."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki çuburquyruqdumine is short-tailed | seniki çuburquyruqduyours is short-tailed | anıqı çuburquyruqduhis is short-tailed | bizniki çuburquyruqduours is short-tailed | sizniki çuburquyruqduyours (pl.) is short-tailed | alanıqı çuburquyruqdutheirs is short-tailed |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile çuburquyruqdulamine are short-tailed | senikile çuburquyruqdulayours are short-tailed | anıqıla çuburquyruqdulahis are short-tailed | biznikile çuburquyruqdulaours are short-tailed | siznikile çuburquyruqdulayours (pl.) are short-tailed | alanıqıla çuburquyruqdulatheirs are short-tailed |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu çuburquyruqdu, bıla çuburquyruqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".