Reconstruction talk:Proto-Japonic/ania

Variants of 姉 in Ryukyuan

• Okinawan 姉子等 (angwā < preform *ane-kura)
• Northern Amami Ōshima 女子ぬせざ ('onagu nu seza < preform *wonago-no-seza, by a younger sister), せざおなり (seza-'onari < preform *seza-wonari, by a younger brother), 姉さん (nēsan, recent)
• Kunigami まーまー (māmā)
• Yoron 姉 (ani), 姉ん子等 (aninka < preform *ane-n(o)-k(ur)a)
• Miyako 姉 (ani)
• Kikai 姉 (inanmā, ubakkïï, nē, nēsan, nenkā)
• Yonaguni あてぃ (ati)

Chuterix (talk) 01:52, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

The Kojiki attestation of OJ is logographic, with no phonetic information. Chuterix (talk) 01:54, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Reconstructed -ia vowel?

What reason is there for this, @Chuterix? You cannot just replace all cases of /e/ with /ia/ or /ai/ -- the vowel e is reconstructed for Proto-Japonic. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │^{Tala við mig} 22:50, 28 June 2023 (UTC)