Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/ńöŋün

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

**Proto-Tungusic numbers ^(edit)**
← 5	6	7 →
Cardinal: *ńöŋün

Etymology

Benzing proposes an earlier form *ńöŋgüen due to reason that the elements *-guan and *-gun used to form numerals.

Numeral

*ńöŋün

six

Reconstruction notes

Poppe (1960:30) reconstructs *ńiŋgun and derives it from earlier *nirgun to compare it with Proto-Mongolic *ǰirguxan (whence Mongolian зургаа (zurgaa)).

Alternative reconstructions

*ńuŋun (per Starostin, Vovin)
*ńöngön (per Janhunen)
*ńiŋgun (per Poppe)

Descendants

Northern
- Even: нюӈэн (ņuŋən)
- Evenki: нюӈун (ņuŋun)
- Oroqen: ɲuŋun
- Negidal: н'уӈун (ńuŋun)^[1]^[2]
- Solon: ningung
Central
- Oroch: нюӈу(н)^[3]
- Udihe: њуӈу (ńuŋu)
South-Eastern:
- Nanai: нюңгун^[4]
- Orok: нуӈу (nungu))^[5]
- Ulch: нюнггу(н) (ṇụŋgụn)^[6]
South-Central:
- Jurchen: niŋgu (Jurchen script: )
  - Manchu: ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ (ninggun)

References

[1] Omniglot, https://omniglot.com/language/numbers/negidal.htm

[2] ttp://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/response.cgi?root=config&morpho=0&basename=%5Cdata%5Calt%5Ctunget&first=1&off=&text_proto=&method_proto=substring&ic_proto=on&text_meaning=six&method_meaning=substring&ic_meaning=on&text_rusmean=&method_rusmean=substring&ic_rusmean=on&text_evk=&method_evk=substring&ic_evk=on&text_evn=&method_evn=substring&ic_evn=on&text_neg=&method_neg=substring&ic_neg=on&text_sib=&method_sib=substring&ic_sib=on&text_man=&method_man=substring&ic_man=on&text_chu=&method_chu=substring&ic_chu=on&text_ulc=&method_ulc=substring&ic_ulc=on&text_ork=&method_ork=substring&ic_ork=on&text_nan=&method_nan=substring&ic_nan=on&text_orc=&method_orc=substring&ic_orc=on&text_ude=&method_ude=substring&ic_ude=on&text_sol=&method_sol=substring&ic_sol=on&text_reference=&method_reference=substring&ic_reference=on&text_any=&method_any=substring&sort=proto&ic_any=on

[3] Omniglot, https://omniglot.com/language/numbers/oroch.htm

[4] The Sound of the Nanai language (Numbers, Greetings & Sample Text), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaEAJfPzZek, I love languages! 2019/03/04

[5] Omniglot, https://omniglot.com/language/numbers/orok.htm

[6] Omniglot, https://omniglot.com/language/numbers/ulch.htm

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