Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/na

This Proto-Japonic 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.

Proto-Japonic

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Etymology 1

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Adverb

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*na

  1. no, not
  2. don't
Descendants
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  • Old Japanese: (na)
    • Japanese: (na)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *-na
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: (na)
      • Kunigami: (na)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (na)
      • Okinawan: (na)
      • Okinoerabu: (na)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (na)
      • Tokunoshima: (na)
      • Yoron: (na)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (na)
      • Yaeyama: (na)
      • Yonaguni: (na)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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*na

  1. name

Derived terms

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  • *namuy (possibly)
    • Proto-Ryukyuan: *nami
      • Northern Ryukyuan:
        • Northern Amami Ōshima: (namin)
Descendants
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  • Old Japanese: (na)
    • Japanese: (na)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *na
    • Northern Ryukyuan: (/⁠na⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
      • Kikai:
        Aden: () (tone class AB)
        Araki: () (tone class AB)
        Kamikatetsu: () (tone class AB)
        Nakasato: () (tone class AB)
        Onotsu: () (tone class A)
        Sakamine: () (tone class AB)
        Shiomichi: () (tone class AB)
        Shitōke: () (tone class A)
        Wan: () (tone class AB)
      • Kunigami:
        Iejima: ()
        Iheya: ()
        Izena: ()
        Hentona: ()
        Kudaka: ()
        Nago: ()
        Nakijin: () (tone class A)
        Sakimotobu: ()
        Sumuide: ()
      • Northern Amami Ōshima:
        Naze: (na) (tone class AB)
        Yuwan: ()
      • Okinawan:
        Naha: ()
        Shuri: () (tone class A)
      • Okinoerabu:
        Kamihirakawa: () (tone class A)
        Kamishiro: () (tone class A)
        Kunigami: () (tone class A)
        Serikaku: ()
        Tetechina: ()
        Wadomari: ()
      • Southern Amami Ōshima:
        Koniya: ()
        Shodon: () (tone class A)
      • Tokunoshima:
        Asama: ()
        Inō: ()
        Kametsu: () (tone class A)
        San: ()
      • Yoron: () (tone class A)
    • Southern Ryukyuan: *na (tone class A) (Bentley, 2008)
      • Miyako:
        Aragusuku: ()
        Bora: ()
        Fukuzato: ()
        Higa: ()
        Hirara: ()
        Ikema: () (tone class B)
        Irabu: ()
        Karimata: ()
        Kugai: ()
        Kuninaka: ()
        Kurima: ()
        Minna: () (tone class A)
        Miyaguni: ()
        Nagahama: ()
        Nagama: ()
        Nakachi: ()
        Nishihigashi: ()
        Nishizato: ()
        Nobaru: ()
        Ōgami: ()
        Ōura: ()
        Sarahama: ()
        Sawada: ()
        Shimajiri: ()
        Shimozato: ()
        Sunagawa: ()
        Uechi: ()
        Tarama: () (tone class A)
        Tomori: ()
        Uechi: ()
        Uruka: ()
        Yonaha: () (tone class AB)
      • Yaeyama:
        Aragusuku: ()
        Hateruma: (nan) (tone class A)
        Hatoma: ()
        Ishigaki: () (tone class A)
        Kohama: ()
        Kuroshima: ()
        Sonai: () (tone class A)
        Taketomi: ()
      • Yonaguni: () (tone class A)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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*na

  1. generic term for a side dish

Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: (na, vegetable side dish), (na, fish side dish), (na, side dish in general)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *na
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai:
        Araki: () (tone class AB)
        Onotsu: () (tone class A)
        Shitōke: () (tone class BC)
      • Kunigami:
        Nakijin: () (tone class B)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima:
        Naze: (na) (tone class AB)
      • Okinawan:
        Naha: ()
        Shuri: () (tone class B)
      • Okinoerabu:
        Kamihirakawa: () (tone class B)
        Kunigami: () (tone class B)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima:
        Shodon: () (tone class B)
      • Tokunoshima:
        Asama: () (tone class B)
      • Yoron: () (tone class B)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako:
        Bora: ()
        Hirara: ()
        Irabu: ()
        Nobaru: ()
        Sawada: ()
        Sunagawa: ()
      • Yaeyama:
        Ishigaki: () (tone class B)
        Hateruma: (nan) (tone class B)
      • Yonaguni: () (tone class B)