ŋinaɣɪn

Oroqen

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *ŋinakin. Cognate with Manchu ᡳᠨᡩᠠᡥᡡᠨ (indahūn), Orok ни̇на (nịna), Nanai и̇нда (ịnda), and Evenki ӈинакин (ŋinakin).

Noun

ŋinaɣɪn

1. dog

References

• Whaley, Lindsay & Li, Fengxiang. (1998). The Suffix -Kan in Oroqen. Studies in Language. 22. 447-471. 10.1075/sl.22.2.06wha.