Manchu

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Etymology

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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

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Pronoun

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ᠪᡳ (bi)

  1. (first-person singular, nominative case) I
    ᠪᡳ
    ᠰᠠᡴ᠋ᡩ᠋ᠠ
    ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ
    bi sakda niyalma.I am an old person.
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