Southern Yukaghir

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Etymology

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From Proto-Yukaghir *ajwə-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ai̯ˈbiː]
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: ай‧бии

Noun

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айбии (ajbī)

  1. soul; spirit
  2. reflection; shadow

Declension

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References

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  • I. A. Nikolaeva, V. G. Shalugin (2002) Словарь Юкагирско-русский и русско-юкагирский (Верхнеколымский диалект) [Yukaghir-Russian and Russian-Yukaghir dictionary (Upper Kolyma dialect)], Saint Petersburg: Дрофа, →ISBN, page 12
  • Elena Maslova (2003) A Grammar of Kolyma Yukaghir, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 542