Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/ineŋī

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

Etymology

Derived from *ine- (“to dawn, begin (of day)”) +‎ *-ŋī.

Perhaps *-ŋī is a genitive suffix.

Noun

*ineŋī

1. day

Related terms

• *ine- (“to dawn, begin (of day)”)

Declension

Declension of *ineŋī

	Singular
Nominative	*ineŋī
Accusative	*ineŋībe
Genitive	*ineŋīŋī
Dative	*ineŋīdüe
Locative	*ineŋīle
Ablative	*ineŋīdiki
Prolative	*ineŋīli
Elative	*ineŋīgiʒi
Instrumental	*ineŋīʒi
Delative	*ineŋīlēki
Directive	*ineŋītiki
Comitative	*ineŋīgili

Descendants

• Jurchenic:
  • Bala: 依能吉 (yinengji)
  • Jurchen: 亦能吉 (inenggi /⁠i-neng-gi⁠/)
    • Manchu: ᡳᠨᡝᠩᡤᡳ (inenggi)
• Tungusic:
  • North Tungusic:
    • Even: инэ̇ӈ (inə̇ŋ)
    • Evenki: инэӈӣ (inəŋī)
    • Negidal: инэӈи (ineŋi)
    • Oroqen: inəŋ
    • Solon: ineɣi, ineŋi
  • South Tungusic:
    • Central:
      • Oroch: инэӈи (ineŋi)
      • Udihe: инэӈи (ineŋi)
    • South-Eastern:
      • Nanai: ини (ini)
      • Orok: инэӈи (ineŋi)
      • Ulch: инэӈи (ineŋi)

References

• Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, pages 38-39
• Kane, Daniel (1989) The Sino-Jurchen Vocabulary of the Bureau of Interpreters (Uralic and Altaic Series; vol. 153), Bloomington, Indiana: Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies, Indiana University, →ISBN, page 141.