Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/nisi
Proto-Ryukyuan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Japonic *nisi (“west”). The general Ryukyuan term for "west" is *iroe.
Noun
edit*nisi
Reconstruction notes
editThis word has been preserved in the Ryukyus with the general meaning "north". In Northern Amami Ōshima, the word means "west; north wind", which suggests either a conservatism or influence from Japanese.
Descendants
edit- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Southern Ryukyuan:
Further reading
edit- Jarosz, Alexandra (2023) “Common Kyushu-Ryukyuan substratum in maritime vocabulary: A preliminary analysis”, in The Poznań Society for the Advancement of Arts and Sciences, , →ISSN, pages 7-46