Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/neburi
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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. |
Proto-Ryukyuan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Japonic *nenpuru (“to sleep”).
Prinunciation edit
- Tone class: A
Verb edit
*neburi
- to sleep
Descendants edit
- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 眠ぶい (nïnbui), 眠びゅい (nïnbyui), 眠じゅい (nïnjui)
- Kunigami: 眠ん (ninbin /níɴbîɴ/)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 眠るり (nïbururi)
- Okinawan: 眠じゅん (ninjun /níɴdʑùɴ/)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 眠ゆん (nibuyun /nìbújúɴ/)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 眠っゆむっ (nïpyum /nɨ́pjùm̩/), 眠りゅむっ (nïpryum /nɨ́pɾʲùm̩/)
- Toku-No-Shima: 眠びゅい (ninbyui /nɪ́ɴbʲúɪ́/)
- Yoron: 眠ゆん (nibuyun /nìbùjùɴ/)
- Southern Ryukyuan: