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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/
naga
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This
Proto-Ryukyuan
entry contains
reconstructed terms and roots
. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly
attested
, but are hypothesized to have existed based on
comparative
evidence.
Contents
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Proto-Ryukyuan
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Adjective
1.2.1
Descendants
Proto-Ryukyuan
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Etymology
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From
Proto-Japonic
*nanka
(
“
long
”
)
.
Adjective
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*naga
long
(both spatial and temporal)
Descendants
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Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
長ーさい
,
永ーさい
(
nagāsai, nāsai
)
Kunigami:
長ーせん
,
永ーせん
(
nagāsen
)
Northern Amami-Oshima:
長さり
,
永さり
(
nagasari
)
Okinawan:
長さん
,
永さん
(
nagasan
)
Oki-No-Erabu:
長さん
,
永さん
(
nagasan
)
Southern Amami-Oshima:
長ーさむっ
,
永ーさむっ
(
nagasam
)
Toku-No-Shima:
長あい
,
永あい
(
nagaai
)
Yoron:
長さん
,
永さん
(
nagasan
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
長
,
永
(
naga
)
Yaeyama:
長ーさん
,
永ーさん
(
nāsan
)
Yonaguni:
長ーん
,
永ーん
(
nān
)
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Proto-Ryukyuan terms derived from Proto-Japonic
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