いしょがるり

Northern Amami-Oshima

Etymology

From pre-Amami *isogari, from Proto-Ryukyuan *isogi, from Proto-Japonic *isonku.

Within the Amami Islands, cognate with Kikai 急がゆい (isugayui), Oki-No-Erabu 急がゆん (ishugayun), Southern Amami-Oshima 急がゆむっ (ishogayum), and Toku-No-Shima 急がり (ishugari). Clearly cognate with Japanese 急ぐ (isogu).

In many Amami dialects, alveolar consonants undergo progressive palatalization after pR *i-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔiɕoɡaɾuɾi]

Verb

いしょがるり (isyogaruri)  (Yamatohama)

1. 急がるり: to rush

   ふぇく いしょがて゚ｪｨ したく せぃれぃ。

   feku ishogaθï shitaku sïrï.

   Hurry up and get ready.

   いしょがれぃ、いしょがれぃ、うす なるえと。

   ishogarï, ishogarï, usu narueto

   Hurry, hurry, you're slow.

References

• Osada, Suma, Suyama, Nahoko (1977) 奄美方言分類辞典上巻 [Dictionary of Amami Dialect on Semantic Principles: Volume 1], Tokyo: Kasama Shoin, pages 401-402
• Osada, Suma, Suyama, Nahoko, Fujii, Misako (1980) 奄美方言分類辞典下巻 [Dictionary of Amami Dialect on Semantic Principles: Volume 2], Tokyo: Kasama Shoin, page 655