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Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/bi

This Proto-Tungusic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tungusic

Etymology

Compared to Proto-Mongolic *bi (“I”) and Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

Pronoun

*bi

  1. I (personal pronoun)

Descendants
  • Northern
    • Evenki: би (bi)
    • Even: би (bi)
    • Negidal: [script needed] (bi)
  • Central
  • South-Eastern
  • South-Western

See also

References
  • Cincius, V. I. (1975) Sravnitelʹnyj slovarʹ tunguso-manʹčžurskix jazykov: Materialy k etimologičeskomu slovarju [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages: Materials for an etymological dictionary] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, page 79
  1. 『言語学大辞典』(1989), 第2巻【世界言語編】中さーに, 三省堂, p.1080, 表7-81
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