Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/ñaŋsa

This Proto-Tungusic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Noun

*ñaŋsa

1. dirt, mud

Descendants

• Northern:
  • Even: [script needed] (ñaŋña)
  • Negidal: [script needed] (ñaŋsalkaan)
• South-Eastern:
  • Nanai: [script needed] (yaŋsa)
  • Orok: [script needed] (naŋïsa)
  • Ulch: [script needed] (yaŋsa)
• South-Central:
  • Manchu: ᠨᠠᠨᡨᡠᡥᡡᠨ (nantuhūn)

References

Vowel Epenthesis in Orok ulisä ‘meat’', ALONSO DE LA FUENTE, José Andrés (2013), 北方人文研究, 6, p122 (7)