Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/buu

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

Pronoun

*buu

1. we (excl.)

Descendants

• Northern:
  • Evenki: бу (bu)
  • Even: бу (bu)
  • Negidal: [script needed] (bu)
  • Solon: bu
• Central:
  • Oroch: [script needed] (bū)
  • Udihe: [script needed] (bu)
• South-Eastern:
  • Nanai: буэ (buə)
  • Orok: [script needed] (buu)
  • Ulch: [script needed] (bū), Ulch: [script needed] (buə)
• South-Western:
  • Jurchen:
  • Manchu: ᠪᡝ (be)

See also

• *bi (“I”)
• *münti (“we (incl.)”)

References

• 『言語学大辞典』(1989), 第2巻【世界言語編】中さーに, 三省堂, p.1080, 表7-81