Reconstructed Proto-Yigó words
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/ |