ᠪᡳ
Manchu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Jurchen *bi, which came from Proto-Tungusic *bi, whence Evenki би (bi), Even би (ʙi), Negidal би, Oroch би, Nanai ми (mi), Orok би (bi), Ulch би, and Udihe би (bi).
Compare also Mongolian би (bi), from Proto-Mongolic *bi and Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ᠪᡳ • (bi)
- (first-person singular, nominative case) I
Related terms
[edit]| nominative | genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first person | ᠪᡳ (bi) | ᠮᡳᠨᡳ (mini) | ᠮᡳᠨᡩᡝ (minde) | ᠮᡳᠮᠪᡝ (mimbe) | ᠮᡳᠨᠴᡳ (minci) | |
| second person | ᠰᡳ (si) | ᠰᡳᠨᡳ (sini) | ᠰᡳᠨᡩᡝ (sinde) | ᠰᡳᠮᠪᡝ (simbe) | ᠰᡳᠨᠴᡳ (sinci) | ||
| third person | ᡳ (i) | ᡳᠨᡳ (ini) | ᡳᠨᡩᡝ (inde) | ᡳᠮᠪᡝ (imbe) | ᡳᠨᠴᡳ (inci) | ||
| plural | first person |
exclusive | ᠪᡝ (be) | ᠮᡝᠨᡳ (meni) | ᠮᡝᠨᡩᡝ (mende) | ᠮᡝᠮᠪᡝ (membe) | ᠮᡝᠨᠴᡳ (menci) |
| inclusive | ᠮᡠᠰᡝ (muse) | ᠮᡠᠰᡝᡳ (musei) | ᠮᡠᠰᡝᡩᡝ (musede) | ᠮᡠᠰᡝᠪᡝ (musebe) | ᠮᡠᠰᡝᠴᡳ (museci) | ||
| second person | ᠰᡠᠸᡝ (suwe) | ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᡳ (suweni) | ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᡩᡝ (suwende) | ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠮᠪᡝ (suwembe) | ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᠴᡳ (suwenci) | ||
| third person | ᠴᡝ (ce) | ᠴᡝᠨᡳ (ceni) | ᠴᡝᠨᡩᡝ (cende) | ᠴᡝᠮᠪᡝ (cembe) | ᠴᡝᠨᠴᡳ (cenci) | ||