human, person
→
<ethnic group>
8 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language | Evenki | |
| Lexeme | бэеды | |
| Meaning 1 | human | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | Evenki | бэедыт-мӣ to speak Evenki |
| Reference | Vasilevič 1958: 73-74 | |
| Comment | The meanings are distributed by dialect; 'human' widespread, 'male, masculine' - Podkamennaya Tunguska, Yerbogachen and Ilimpeya Evenki, 'Evenki' - Urmi Evenki Cf. also бэе 'person'. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Forest Nenets | |
| Lexeme | нēшаӈ | |
| Meaning 1 | person | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | Nenets person | |
| Reference | Barmič, Vèllo 2002: 82 | |
| Comment | Also 'husband', 'man'. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ket | |
| Lexeme | ke't | |
| Meaning 1 | person | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | Ket | |
| Reference | Verner 2002: 45 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Navajo | |
| Lexeme | diné | |
| Meaning 1 | men, people | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | Navajo people | |
| Reference | EDNL: 23 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Nivkh | |
| Lexeme | нивх | |
| Meaning 1 | person | иф леле урла нивх; курӈ няӄр тыв нивӄ’гу he is a very good person; all peoples of the globe (lit. in one world living people) |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | Nivkh | иф намагур нивӄ’ дитр ӄлаидь he speaks good Nivkh |
| Reference | Savel'eva, Taksami 1970: 210 | |
| Comment | нивхк’ унивх 'killer, executioner' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tho (Tày) | |
| Lexeme | thổ | |
| Meaning 1 | people | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | Thổ | |
| Reference | Day, Day 1962: 93 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Yao (Iu Mien) | |
| Lexeme | mienb | |
| Meaning 1 | people; mankind | mienb Zamq Ee, mienb-sin There are many people; The human body |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | Yao people | |
| Reference | Lombard 1968: 236-237 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Yaqui (Hiaki) | |
| Lexeme | yoeme | |
| Meaning 1 | person, human | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | Yoeme (Yaqui) | |
| Reference | Dictionary Yaqui: 215 | |
| Comment | ||