Manchu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tungusic *bi-.

Verb

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ᠪᡳᠮᠪᡳ (bimbi)

  1. to be; to exist
    ᠮᡠᠰᡝᡳ
    ᡥᠣᡵᡤᠣᠨ
    ᡩᡝ
    ᡝᠮᡠ
    ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠨ
    ᠪᡳ
    musei horgon de emu morin bi.There is a horse in our stable.
  2. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect and the progressive tense.