Serbi–Mongolic languages

Serbi (*serbi) is Shimunek's reconstruction for the historical ethnonym Xianbei (鮮卑). ==Languages==

Below is a preliminary classification of the Serbi–Mongolic languages in Shimunek (2017:35): • Central Mongolic languages • Eastern Central Mongolic • Khalkha Mongolian • Khorchin Mongolian • Chakhar Mongolian • Oirat • Kalmyk • Ordos Mongolian • Southern Mongolic languages • Shirongolic • Mongour • Dongxiang • Bonan • Santa • Kangjia • Shira Yugur • Daur • Moghol • Serbi–Awar (= Juha Janhunen's "Para-Mongolic") • Awar (Avar) (Wuhuan 烏桓 or Wuwan 烏丸) • Old Serbi (Common Serbi) • Ch’i-fu/Qifu 乞伏 (northern Early Middle Chinese/NEMC *kʰɨrbuwk) • Tuan/Duan 段 (NEMC *dɔr̃) • Tabghach • Tuyuhun/T’u-yü-hun (Mu-jung/Murong 慕容) • Kitanic (Yü-wen/Yuwen 宇文) • Old Kitan • Qay 奚 (NEMC *ɣay) • Shirwi proper 室韋 (*širwi/*širβi < *serbi 鮮卑 'Xianbei') ==Sound changes==

Phonological innovations from Common Serbi–Mongolic (i.e., Proto-Serbi–Mongolic) to Proto-Mongolic and Proto-Serbi are (Shimunek 2017:415): ==See also==