ᠪᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

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, 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

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pi]

Pronoun

ᠪᡳ • (bi)

1. (first-person singular, nominative case) I

   ᠪᡳ
   ᠰᠠᡴ᠋ᡩ᠋ᠠ
   ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ᠉ ― bi sakda niyalma. ― I am an old person.

Related terms

Manchu personal pronouns

Number	Person	Clusivity	Nominative	Genitive	Dative	Accusative	Ablative
Singular	First	—	ᠪᡳ (bi)	ᠮᡳᠨᡳ (mini)	ᠮᡳᠨᡩᡝ (minde)	ᠮᡳᠮᠪᡝ (mimbe)	ᠮᡳᠨᠴᡳ (minci)
	Second	—	ᠰᡳ (si)	ᠰᡳᠨᡳ (sini)	ᠰᡳᠨᡩᡝ (sinde)	ᠰᡳᠮᠪᡝ (simbe)	ᠰᡳᠨᠴᡳ (sinci)
	Third	—	ᡳ (i)	ᡳᠨᡳ (ini)	ᡳᠨᡩᡝ (inde)	ᡳᠮᠪᡝ (imbe)	ᡳᠨᠴᡳ (inci)
Plural	First	Exclusive	ᠪᡝ (be)	ᠮᡝᠨᡳ (meni)	ᠮᡝᠨᡩᡝ (mende)	ᠮᡝᠮᠪᡝ (membe)	ᠮᡝᠨᠴᡳ (menci)
		Inclusive	ᠮᡠᠰᡝ (muse)	ᠮᡠᠰᡝᡳ (musei)	ᠮᡠᠰᡝᡩᡝ (musede)	ᠮᡠᠰᡝᠪᡝ (musebe)	ᠮᡠᠰᡝᠴᡳ (museci)
	Second	—	ᠰᡠᠸᡝ (suwe)	ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᡳ (suweni)	ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᡩᡝ (suwende)	ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠮᠪᡝ (suwembe)	ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᠴᡳ (suwenci)
	Third	—	ᠴᡝ (ce)	ᠴᡝᠨᡳ (ceni)	ᠴᡝᠨᡩᡝ (cende)	ᠴᡝᠮᠪᡝ (cembe)	ᠴᡝᠨᠴᡳ (cenci)