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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "bi"}}
==Archi==

===Noun===
{{head|aqc|noun}}

# [[blood]]

==Avar==

===Etymology===
Akin to {{cog|udi|пӏи}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|av|/bi/}}

===Noun===
{{head|av|noun}} ''{{abbr|II|II noun class second}}''/''{{abbr|III|III noun class third}}'' (''ergative'' '''[[биялъ]]'''/[[бидуца]]); second/third declension.

# [[blood]]

====Declension====
Second- or third-declension noun.
{{av-noun-case|NounSg2-я=би|NounSg3=биду|NounPl-ял=би}}

==Bulgarian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{bg-IPA}}

===Etymology 1===

====Verb====
{{head|bg|verb form|head=би}}

# {{inflection of|bg|бъ́да||2|s|aor|ind}}
# {{inflection of|bg|бъ́да||3|s|aor|ind}}

===Etymology 2===

====Verb====
{{head|bg|verb form|head=би}}

# {{inflection of|bg|би́я||2|s|aor|ind}}
# {{inflection of|bg|би́я||3|s|aor|ind}}

==Buryat==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|bua|xgn-pro|*bi}}. Cognate with {{nc|ykh|би|tr=bi}}, {{nc|xal|би}}, {{nc|mn|би}}, etc.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|bua|/bi/|[bʲi]}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|bua|pronouns|sc=Cyrl}}

# {{lb|bua|first-person singular}} [[I]]

====Derived terms====
* {{l|bua|бидэ|t=we}}
* {{l|bua|-б}}
* {{l|bua|-би}}

====See also====
{{bua-personal pronouns}}

==Even==

===Etymology===
# From {{inh|eve|tuw-pro|*bi}}, compare {{cog|ude|би|tr=bi}} and {{cog|mnc|ᠪᡳ}}.
# Compare also {{cog|mn|би}}, from {{cog|xgn-pro|*bi}}.

===Pronoun===
{{head|eve|pronoun}}

# [[I]]

==Evenki==

===Pronoun===
{{head|evn|pronoun|head=бӣ}}

# [[I]] (''personal pronoun'')

==Forest Enets==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|enf|syd-pro|*wet}}, from {{inh|enf|urj-pro|*wete}}.

===Noun===
{{head|enf|noun}}

# [[water]]

===References===
* И. П Сорокина, Д. С Болина, ''Энецкие тексты'' (2005), page 225

==Kalmyk==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|xal|xwo|ᡋᡅ}}, from {{inh|xal|xgn-pro|*bi|alt=*b-i|pos=''*b-'' for first person and ''*-i'' for singularity}}. Cognate with {{cog|mn|би}}, {{cog|bua|би}}, etc.

===Pronoun===
{{head|xal|pronouns|sc=Cyrl}}

# {{lb|xal|first-person singular}} [[I]]

====See also====
{{xal-personal pronouns}}

==Kazakh==
{{wp|lang=kk}}
{{kk-regional|би|بي}}

===Etymology 1===
{{doublet|kk|бек}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|kk|[bʲij]}}
* {{hyph|kk|би}}

====Noun====
{{kk-noun}}

# [[bey]]

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|kk|trk-pro|*büdi-||to dance}}.

====Noun====
{{kk-noun}}

# [[dance]]

=====Declension=====
{{kk-noun-c|и|и}}

==Khamnigan Mongol==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ykh|xng|ᠪᠢ}}, from {{inh|ykh|xgn-pro|*bi}}. Cognates include {{cog|mn|би}} and {{cog|bua|би}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ykh|/bʲi/}}
* {{hyph|ykh|би}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|ykh|pronouns|tr=bi}} {{cln|ykh|personal pronouns}}

# [[I]] {{gl|first-person singular pronoun}}

===References===
* {{R:ykh:Gruntov:2005}}
* {{R:ykh:Damdinov:2015|+}}

==Komi-Permyak==
[[Image:Fire tornado GIF Manda Lights.gif|thumb|би]]

===Etymology===
From {{inh|koi|urj-prm-pro|*bi}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{koi-IPA}}
* {{hyph|koi|би}}

===Noun===
{{koi-noun}}

# [[fire]]

====Declension====
{{koi-decl}}

===References===
* {{R:koi:Kuznecov:1946|огонь}}

==Macedonian==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|mk}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{mk-IPA}}
* {{audio|mk|LL-Q9296 (mkd)-Bjankuloski06-би.wav}}

===Particle===
{{head|mk|particle}}

# {{n-g|A verbal particle used to render the conditional mood.}}
#: {{ux|mk|Тие '''би''' јаделе.|They '''would''' eat.}}

==Mongolian==
{{mn-variant|ᠪᠢ|би}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|mn|cmg|ᠪᠢ}}, from {{inh|mn|xng|ᠪᠢ|tr=pj|ts=bi}}, from {{inh|mn|xgn-pro|*bi|pos={{m|xgn-pro|*b-}} for the first person and {{m|xgn-pro|*-i}} for singularity}}. Cognate with {{cog|bua|би}}, {{cog|xal|би}}, {{cog|sce|bi}}, etc.

Possibly related somehow with {{der|mn|trk-pro|*ben}} and {{cog|tuw-pro|*bi}}; compare {{cog|tr|ben}}, {{cog|evn|би}}. {{rfv-etym|mn}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|mn|[pi]}}
* {{hyph|mn|би}}

===Pronoun===
{{mn-pronoun}}

# {{n-g|The first-person singular pronoun,}} [[I]]

====Declension====
{{mn-decl-personal pronoun|би|над|миний|минийх|минь|надад|намайг|надаас|надаар|надтай|над [[руу]]}}

====See also====
{{mn-personal pronouns}}

==Old Church Slavonic==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|cu|ⰱⰹ|ⰱⰻ}} {{i|Glagolitic}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|cu|sla-pro|*bi}}.

===Verb===
{{head|cu|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|p=v|cu|бꙑти||2|sg|cond}}
#: {{syn|cu|бꙑ}}
#* {{R:cu:sin|ⰱⰹ|18|65.5|ps. 50:18}}
#*: {{quote|cu|Ⱑⰽⱁ ⰰⱋⰵ '''ⰱⰹ''' ⰲⱐⱄⱈⱁⱅⱑⰾⱏ ⰶⱃⱏⱅⰲⱑ ⰴⰰⰾⱏ ⰱⰹⰿⱏ ⱆⰱⱁ}}
# {{inflection of|p=v|cu|бꙑти||3|sg|cond}}
#: {{syn|cu|бꙑ}}
#* {{R:cu:sin|'''ⰱⰻ'''|12|124|ps. 93:17}}
#*: {{quote|cu|Ⱑⰽⱁ ⰰⱎⱅⰵ ⱀⰵ '''ⰱⰹ''' ⰳ꙯ⱐ ⱂⱁⰿⱁⰳⰾⱏ ⰿⱀⱑ㇃⠉ ⰲⱏⰿⰰⰾⱑ ⰲⱏⱄⰵⰾⰹⰾⰰ ⱄⱗ '''ⰱⰻ''' ⰲⱏ ⰰⰴⱏ ⰴ꙯ⱎⰰ ⰿⱁⱑ㇃⠉}}
#* {{R:cu:sav|би|-1|61|3|12|39}}
#*: {{quote|cu|ꙗко аще '''би''' вѣдѣлъ гн꙯ъ храминѣ}}

====Usage notes====
* {{quote|cu|би оубо боꙗ҅ти сꙙ паче бога|[[χρὴ]] [[οὖν]] [[φοβέω|φοβεῖσθαι]] [[μᾶλλον]] [[τὸν]] [[θεόν]]}}
*: {{R:cu:supr|би|5|76}}
** Per Meillet (1902), possibly former optative<ref>{{R:cu:Meillet1902|VII. Participe en -lo-|95}}</ref>
** Per Meyer (1935), {{l|cu|би|t=[[χρή]]}} is 3sg conditional<ref>{{R:cu:supr|ref=1935|би||22}}</ref>
** Per Koch (1990), shortened 3-word combination: {{l|cu||би [бꙑло] боꙗ҅ти сꙙ}}<ref>{{R:cu:Koch1990|§ 66 Konj. I.1b, 24)|719}}</ref>

===References===
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==Russian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ru-IPA}}
* {{audio|ru|Ru-би.oga}}
* {{audio|ru|Ru-би.ogg}}

===Etymology 1===
{{bor+|ru|en|B}}.

====Noun====
{{ru-noun|би|n-in|-}}

# ''(English letter)'' [[B]], [[b]]

===Etymology 2===
{{clipping|ru|бисексуа́л|tr=bisɛksuál}} or {{clipping|ru|бисексуа́лка|tr=bisɛksuálka|notext=1}}.

====Noun====
{{ru-noun|би|m-an|g2=f-an|-}}

# {{lb|ru|colloquial}} a [[bi]] person {{gloss|someone who is [[bisexual]]}}
#: {{uxi|ru|[[вы|Вы]] гетеро? — [[я|Я]] '''би'''!|Are you hetero? — I'm bi!}}

{{topics|ru|Letter names}}

==Udihe==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ude|/bi/}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|ude|pronoun|tr=bi|sc=Cyrl}}

# [[I]] (''personal pronoun'')

==Ukrainian==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|uk|zle-ort|бы}}, from {{inh|uk|orv|бꙑ}}, from {{inh|uk|sla-pro|*by}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{uk-IPA|би}}
* {{audio|uk|Uk-би.ogg}}

===Particle===
{{head|uk|particle}}

# [[would]], expresses a conditional statement (following a consonant)

===See also===
* {{l|uk|б}}

==Ulch==

===Pronunciation===
{{rfp|ulc}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|ulc|pronoun|tr=bi}}

# [[I]] {{gloss|personal pronoun}}