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Western Yugur
Etymology
Inherited from Old Uyghur 𐽰𐽶𐽷𐽶 (éki, iki), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ẹk(k)i.
Initial fricative sound is a remnant of the older variant form iʂgi, where it is presumably the left-over of the gemination present at the Proto-Turkic stage.
Pronunciation
Numeral
ʂigi
- two
References
- 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “ʂigi”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 21