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Reconstructed Proto-Yigó words

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Numbers

Old Yéshvwae Krenu Azaryura-Geruriza (Азарюра-Геруриза)
*sy₁unēgy₁a; "one" shunēj /ʃune:ʝ/ siunige /sjunige/ > /ʃunijɛ/ сунега (sunyega) /sunjega/
*zy₁osw₁ay₃ae; "two" zhofyeh /ʒoɸjə/ ziosue /zjoswe/ > /ʒɔzwɛ/ зосажа (sozaja) /zosaʒa/
*nw₁āny₁irtʰ; "three" mangiltʰ /maŋiltʰ/ nunirt /nuniɾt/ > /nuniɾt/ нянирþ (nyanirth) /njaniɾθ/
*nolâegy₁e; "four" nolāeje /nolæ:ʝe/ nolegi /nolegi/ > /nɔlɛji/ нолягэ (nolyage) /noljage/
*gy₁ūzw₁a; "five" jūv /ʝu:β/ giuzo /gjuzo/ > /juzɔ/ гюза (gyuza) /gjuza/
*zy₁iny₂âe; "ten" zhinyāe /ʒinjæ:/ zini /zini/ > /ʒini/ зиня (zinya) /zinja/

Pronouns and Important Morphemes

Old Yéshvwae Krenu Azaryura-Geruriza (Азарюра-Геруриза)
*enw₁a; "I/me" em /em/ eno /eno/ > /ɛnɔ/ эна (ena) /ena/
*w₂iky₁ae; "you" wiceh /wiçə/ uike /wike/ > /wije/ вика (wika) /βika/
*ny₁āez; "he/him, she/her, they/them, it" (i.e. any singular 3rd person pronoun) ngaez /ŋæz/ niz /niz/ > /niz/ няз (nyaz) /njaz/
*nāny₁a; "many" nang /naŋ/; nan- (plural prefix) none /none/ > /nɔnɛ/; none- (plural prefix) няна (nyana) /nanja/
*gʰeus; "trio" gʰeus- /gʰews/ (trial prefix) gus /gus/ > /gus/ (paucal adjective) gэус (gheus) /ɣews/ "group"
*nw₁āky₁a; (derivative suffix) mac /maç/ nuke /nuke/ > /nujɛ/ няка (nyaka) /njaka/
*kʰw₁e-"; (negative prefix) pʰe- /pʰe/ kue- /kwe/ > /kwe/ хэ- (he-) /xe/

Tense Suffixes

Old Yéshvwae Krenu Azaryura-Geruriza (Азарюра-Геруриза)
*-nw₁iky₁a; (gnomic suffix) -mic /miç/ -nuike /nwike/ > /nwijɛ/
*-kʰol; (future suffix) -kʰol /kʰol/ -kol /kol/ > /kɔl/ хол (hol) /xol/
*-nw₁ey₃ae; (perfect past suffix) -meyeh /mejə/ -nui /nwi/ > /nwi/ нэжа (neja) /neʒa/
*-dʰār; (imperfect past suffix) -dʰal /dʰal/ ðяр (dhyar) /ðjaɾ/
*-gy₁onw₁a; (perfect present tense) -jom /ʝom/ -giono /gjono/ > /jɔnɔ/ гона (gona) /gona/
*-zāe; (imperfect present tense) -zae /zæ/ зя (zya) /zja/

Conjunctions and Prepositions

Old Yéshvwae Krenu Azaryura-Geruriza (Азарюра-Геруриза)
*dāgʰ; "and" dagʰ /dagʰ/ dog /dog/ > /dɔg/ дяg (dyagh) /djaɣ/
*noisw₃ī; "or" noifwī /nojɸwi:/ nisui /niswi/ > /niswi/ ноисбй (noisbyi) /nojsbji/
*ty₂onâ; "to" tionu /tjonu/ > /tʃɔnu/ -тёня (tyonya) /tjonja/ (nom. suffix)
*sotautʰ; "from" sotot /sotot/ > /sɔdɔt/ -сотауþ (sotauth) /sotawθ/ (acc. suffix)
*tōgʰ; "except" tōgʰ /to:gʰ/ tug /tug/ > /tug/ тёg (tyogh) /tjoɣ/

Colors

Old Yéshvwae Krenu Azaryura-Geruriza (Азарюра-Геруриза)
*sy₁īnlūky₁a; "white" shīmlūc /ʃi:nlu:ç/ sinluke /sinluke/ > /ʃinluyɛ/ сйнлюка (syinlyuka) /sjinljuka/
*kezny₁aw₂ō; "black" kezngwō /kezŋwo:/ kezniu /keznju/ > /çɛznju/ кэзнавё (keznavyo) /keznaβjo/
*zy₃aunw₁īs; "red" zhaumīs /ʒawmi:s/ zionuis /zjonwis/ > /ʒɔnwis/ зажаунйс (zajaunyis) /zaʒawnjis/
*gūtw₁aroiny₁āe; "orange" gūploingae /gu:plojŋæ/ gutorini /gutoɾini/ > /gudɔɾini/ гютароиня (gyutaroinya) /gjutaɾojnja/
*nw₁aisy₁atā; "yellow" maishta /majʃta/ nueseto /nweseto/ > /nwɛzɛdɔ/ наисатя (naisatya) /najsatja/
*gozēlny₁a; "green/blue" gozēlng /goze:lŋ/ gozilne /gozilne/ > /gɔzilnɛ/ гозелна (gozyelna) /gozjelna/
*gʰw₁arây₂ae; "indigo/violet" bʰlāyeh /bʰla:jə/ gorugi /goɾwi/ > /gɔɾwi/ gаряя (gharyaya) /ɣaɾjaja/
*sw₂itʰgʰaz; "pink" switʰgʰaz /switʰgʰaz/ suitgaz /switgaz/ > /switgaz/ свиþgаз (swithghaz) /sβiθɣaz/