ʂigi

Western Yugur

Etymology

Inherited from Old Uyghur 𐽰𐽶𐽷𐽶 (éki, iki), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ẹk(k)i.

Initial fricative sound is a remnant of the older variant form iʂgi, where it is presumably the left-over of the gemination present at the Proto-Turkic stage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂikə/

Numeral

ʂigi

1. two

References

• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “ʂigi”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[1], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 21