Side-by-side comparison of Kazakh and Kyrgyz morphology

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Person Agreement

Pronouns

Kyrgyz

Personal pronouns
Singular Plural
Kyrgyz (transliteration) English Kyrgyz (transliteration) English
Мен (Men) I Биз (Biz) We
Сен (Sen) You (singular informal) Силер (Siler) You (plural informal)
Сиз (Siz) You (singular formal) Сиздер (Sizder) You (plural formal)
Ал (Al) He/She/It Алар (Alar) They

Kazakh

Case forms

Kyrgyz

Declension of pronouns
Singular Plural
1st 2nd inf 2nd frm 3rd 1sg 2nd inf 2nd frm 3rd
Nom мен сен сиз ал/ол биз силер сиздер алар/олор
Acc мени сени сизди аны/ону бизди силерди сиздерди аларды/олорду
Gen менин сенин сиздин анын/онун биздин силердин сиздердин алардын/олордун
Dat мага сага/cаңа сизге ага/аңа/ого/оңо бизге силерге сиздерге аларга/олорго
Loc менде сенде сизде анда/ондо бизде силерде сиздерде аларда/олордо
Abl менден сенден сизден андан/~анан/ондон бизден силерден сиздерден алардан/олордон

Kazakh

Agreement

Kyrgyz

Morphemes indicating person
pronouns copulas present tense possessive endings past/conditional imperative
1st sg мен -mIn -Ăm(In) -(I)m -(I)m -(A)yIN
2nd sg сен -sIŋ -ĂsIŋ -(I)ŋ -(I)ŋ —, -GIn
2nd formal sg сиз -sIz -ĂsIz -(I)ŋIz -(I)ŋIz -GIlA
3rd sg ал/ол -Ăt -(s)I(n) -sIn
1st pl биз -BIz -ĂßIz -(I)BIz -(I)K -(A)lI(K) -(A)ylI(K)
2nd pl силер -sIŋAr -ĂsIŋAr -(I)ŋAr -(I)ŋAr -GIlA
2nd formal pl сиздер -sIzdAr -ĂsIzdAr -(I)ŋIzdAr -(I)nIzdAr -GIlA
3rd pl алар/олор -(I)şAt -(s)I(n) -(I)ş- -sIn, -IşsIn

Kazakh