Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ga(j)- / *gia-
Meaning: 1 to pole (in a boat) 2 boat pole 3 oar
Russian meaning: 1 отталкиваться шестом (в лодке) 2 лодочный шест 3 весло
Evenki: ga- 1, ga-wun 2, gē̂wun 3
Negidal: gawụn 2, gē̂wụl 3
Literary Manchu: guwafu 2
Ulcha: Goa- 1, Gē̂ụlị 3
Orok: Gō-pụ(n) 2, Gē̂wụl 3
Nanai: Gōa- 1, Gịol 3
Oroch: gau- 1, gau 2, giu 3
Udighe: gau, gou 2
Comments: ТМС 1, 134, 144. On the PTM level one can reconstruct an opposition of *ga-bu- 'boat pole' and *gia-bu- 'oar', which must be earlier morphological or dialectal variants.
