Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/ʒuban

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 cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *ʒuban

Etymology

However Benzing (1955) assumes that the elements *-guan and *-gun used to form numerals, the reconstruction of the earlier form of this numeral is unknown.

Numeral

*ʒuban

  1. ten

Descendants

  • Northern
    • Evenki: дя̄н (ʒān)
    • Oroqen: dʒa꞉n
    • Negidal: ӡа̄н (ʒān)
    • Solon: jaang
  • Central
  • South-Eastern:
  • South-Central:

References