Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/ńamńa-

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

Verb

*ńamńa-

1. (intransitive) to ride a horse

Descendants

• Jurchenic:
  • Manchu: ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠮᠨᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡳ (niyamniyambi, “to shoot from horseback”)
• Tungusic:
  • North Tungusic:
    • Even: нямнида̄й (ņamņidāj)
    • Evenki: нямнямӣ (ņamņamī)
    • Negidal: ньамньа (ńamńa-)
    • Solon: nanna-
  • South Tungusic:
    • South-Eastern:
      • Nanai: нямняори (ńamńaori)
      • Orok: намнавури (namnawuru)
      • Ulch: н’амн’аву (ńamńawu)

References

• Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, page 632