çuvaş
/tʃuvaʃ/
1. Chuvash, of the Chuvash people, their language or culture
- çuvaş til — the Chuvash language
- çuvaş halq — the Chuvash people
- çuvaş tişirıw — a Chuvash woman
- çuvaş literatura — Chuvash literature
2. a Chuvash, a member of the Chuvash people
- ol çuvaşdı — he is a Chuvash
- men çuvaşma — I am a Chuvash
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | çuvaşmaI am Chuvash | çuvaşsayou are Chuvash | çuvaşdıhe is Chuvash | çuvaşbızwe are Chuvash | çuvaşsızyou all are Chuvash | çuvaşdılathey are Chuvash |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden çuvaşdı — "compared to me, he is Chuvash."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki çuvaşdımine is Chuvash | seniki çuvaşdıyours is Chuvash | anıqı çuvaşdıhis is Chuvash | bizniki çuvaşdıours is Chuvash | sizniki çuvaşdıyours (pl.) is Chuvash | alanıqı çuvaşdıtheirs is Chuvash |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile çuvaşdılamine are Chuvash | senikile çuvaşdılayours are Chuvash | anıqıla çuvaşdılahis are Chuvash | biznikile çuvaşdılaours are Chuvash | siznikile çuvaşdılayours (pl.) are Chuvash | alanıqıla çuvaşdılatheirs are Chuvash |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu çuvaşdı, bıla çuvaşdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".