sinigi

Salar

Etymology

Cognate with Turkmen seniňki (“yours”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siniɣi/, /sɪnɪɣɪ/

Salar dialects:

• Qinghai:
  • Xunhua Salar Autonomous County:

    Jiezi dialect: IPA^(key): [siniɣi], [sɪnɪɣɪ]

    Mengda township: IPA^(key): [seniɣi]

  • Hualong County:

    Kasuo area, Ashnu township: IPA^(key): [siŋki], [siniɣi], [sɪnɪɣɪ]

• Xinjiang:
  • Yining County:

    Samuyuzi Township: IPA^(key): [siniɣi], [sɪnɪɣɪ]

Pronoun

sinigi

1. your

   sinigi oğlıñ ― your son

2. yours

   Bu sinigi. ― This is yours.

References

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “sinigi”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 482
• 马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chao Ke] (2014) “sinigi”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎^[1], 1^st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 47