Nanai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tungusic *kese, compare Manchu ᡥᡝᠰᡝ (hese).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /həsə/
  • Hyphenation: хэ‧сэ

Noun

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хэсэ (hese)

  1. word
  2. speech
  3. language

References

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  • S. N. Onenko (1980) “хэсэ”, in V. A. Avrorina, editor, Нанайско-русский словарь [Nanai-Russian dictionary], Русский язык

Ulch

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Noun

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хэсэ (xəsə)

  1. word

References

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  • Natasha Stoynova, “Verbal Negation in Ulch: The Limits of Instability”