Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/aja

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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

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Adjective

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*aja

  1. good
  2. handsome, beautiful

Descendants

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  • Tungusic:
    • North Tungusic:
      • Even: ай (aj)
      • Evenki: ая (aja)
      • Negidal: ая (aja)
    • South Tungusic:
      • Central:
      • South-Eastern:

References

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  • Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, pages 18-20