ئۇيغۇر
Eastern Yugur
Mongolic
Sources: Janhunen 1989 (Mongolic Language Conspectus), Glottolog 4.8, Ethnologue 25. Eastern Yugur vocabulary drawn from comparative Mongolic cognates and limited published materials. Confidence: MEDIUM-LOW. Cyrillic transcriptions reflect Soviet-era Yugur documentation. IPA approximations based on Mongolic phoneme inventory. Native script historically Mongolian (Cyrillic variant); modern usage mixed. Recommended for further verification with native speakers. Geographic center: Sunan Yugur Auton [Provisional - limited documentation; readings pending native-speaker verification.]
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Eastern Yugur
Water
ус
/us/
Fire
гал
/ɡal/
Sun
нар
/nar/
Moon
сар
/sar/
Mother
ээж
/eːʒ/
Father
аава
/ɑːva/
Eat
идэхэ
/ɪdeχe/
Drink
ухаха
/uχaχa/
Love
хайрлаха
/χajrlaχa/
Heart
зүрх
/zʏrχ/
Tree
мод
/mod/
House
гэр
/ɡer/
Dog
нохай
/noχaj/
Cat
мэшэ
/meʃe/
Hand
гар
/ɡar/
Eye
нүдэ
/nʏde/
Hello
сайнар уу
/sajnar uː/
Thank you
баярлалаа
/bajarlalaː/
One
нэг
/neɡ/
Good
сайн
/sajn/
Words compared
Compared with related Mongolic languages
| Meaning | Eastern Yugur | Mongolian | Classical Mongolian | Kalmyk | Buryat | Middle Mongol | Mongghul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ус /us/ | ус /us/ | ᠤᠰᠤᠨ /usun/ | усн /usn/ | уһан /uhan/ | ᠤᠰᠤᠨ /usun/ | usu /usu/ |
| Fire | гал /ɡal/ | гал /ɡal/ | ᠭᠠᠯ /ɡal/ | гал /ɡal/ | гал /ɡal/ | ᠭᠠᠯ /ɣal/ | ghal /ʁal/ |
| Sun | нар /nar/ | нар /nar/ | ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ /naran/ | нарн /narn/ | наран /naran/ | ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ /naran/ | nara /nara/ |
| Moon | сар /sar/ | сар /sar/ | ᠰᠠᠷᠠ /sara/ | сар /sar/ | һара /hara/ | ᠰᠠᠷᠠ /sara/ | sara /sara/ |
| Mother | ээж /eːʒ/ | ээж /eːdʒ/ | ᠡᠬᠡ /eke/ | ээҗ /eːdʒ/ | эхэ /exe/ | ᠡᠭᠡ /eke/ | ana /ana/ |
| Father | аава /ɑːva/ | аав /aːw/ | ᠡᠴᠢᠭᠡ /etʃiɡe/ | аав /aːv/ | эсэгэ /eseɡe/ | ᠡᠴᠢᠭᠡ /etʃiɡe/ | ada /ada/ |
| Eat | идэхэ /ɪdeχe/ | идэх /idex/ | ᠢᠳᠡ- /ide-/ | иде /ide/ | эдеэлхэ /edeːlxe/ | ᠢᠳᠡ /ide/ | idi- /idi/ |
| Drink | ухаха /uχaχa/ | уух /uːx/ | ᠤᠭᠤ- /uɣu-/ | уу /uː/ | ууха /uːxa/ | ᠤᠭᠤ /uɣu/ | uu- /uː/ |
| Love | хайрлаха /χajrlaχa/ | хайр /xajr/ | ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠ /xajira/ | дурлх /durlx/ | дуран /duran/ | ᠳᠤᠷᠠ /dura/ | durala- /durala/ |
| Heart | зүрх /zʏrχ/ | зүрх /dzyrx/ | ᠵᠢᠷᠦᠬᠡ /dʒirüke/ | зүркн /zyrˈkən/ | зүрхэн /zyrxen/ | ᠵᠢᠷᠦᠭᠡ /dʒiryke/ | jürige /dʒyriɡe/ |
| Tree | мод /mod/ | мод /mod/ | ᠮᠣᠳᠤ /modu/ | модн /moˈdn̩/ | модон /modon/ | ᠮᠣᠳᠤᠨ /modun/ | modu /modu/ |
| House | гэр /ɡer/ | гэр /ɡer/ | ᠭᠡᠷ /ɡer/ | гер /ɡer/ | гэр /ɡer/ | ᠭᠡᠷ /ɡer/ | ger /ɡer/ |
| Dog | нохай /noχaj/ | нохой /nɔxɔj/ | ᠨᠣᠬᠠᠢ /noxai/ | ноха /noxa/ | нохой /noxoj/ | ᠨᠣᠬᠠᠢ /noqai/ | noghui /noʁui/ |
| Cat | мэшэ /meʃe/ | муур /muːr/ | ᠮᠠᠭᠣ /maɣu/ | миис /miːs/ | миисгэй /miːsɡej/ | ᠮᠢᠭᠤᠢ /miɣui/ | mau /mau/ |
| Hand | гар /ɡar/ | гар /ɡar/ | ᠭᠠᠷ /ɡar/ | һар /ɣar/ | гар /ɡar/ | ᠭᠠᠷ /ɣar/ | ghar /ʁar/ |
| Eye | нүдэ /nʏde/ | нүд /nyd/ | ᠨᠢᠳᠦ /nidü/ | нүдн /nyˈdn̩/ | нюдэн /nʲuden/ | ᠨᠢᠳᠦᠨ /nidyn/ | nidu /nidu/ |
| Hello | сайнар уу /sajnar uː/ | сайн уу /sajn uː/ | ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠤᠤ /sajin uu/ | менд /mend/ | сайн байна /sajn bajna/ | ᠠᠮᠤᠷ /amur/ | amur sain /amur sain/ |
| Thank you | баярлалаа /bajarlalaː/ | баярлалаа /bajarlalaː/ | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠷᠯᠠᠯᠠ /bajarlala/ | ханҗанав /xandʒanav/ | баярлаа /bajarlaː/ | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠷᠯᠠᠪᠠ /bajarlaba/ | bayarla- /bajarla/ |
| One | нэг /neɡ/ | нэг /neɡ/ | ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠨ /niɡen/ | негн /neɡn/ | нэгэн /neɡen/ | ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠨ /niɡen/ | nige /niɡe/ |
| Good | сайн /sajn/ | сайн /sajn/ | ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ /sajin/ | сән /sæn/ | һайн /hajn/ | ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ /sain/ | sain /sain/ |
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