Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/nenpuru
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Proto-Japonic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *ne- (“to sleep”, H accent).
The relation to *pur- (“to fall”, L accent) (c.f. English fall asleep) can be discarded due to the accent discrepancy.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this accent discrepency just because the first mora is high pitch?”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Accent class: HH(H)
Verb
[edit]*nenpuru (infinitive *nenpuri)
- to sleep
Descendants
[edit]- Old Japanese: 眠る (neburu)
- Japanese: 眠る (nemuru)
- Proto-Ryukyuan: *neburi
- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 眠ぶい (nïnbui), 眠びゅい (nïnbyui), 眠じゅい (nïnjui)
- Kunigami: 眠ん (ninbin /níɴbîɴ/)
- Northern Amami Ōshima: 眠るり (nïbururi)
- Okinawan: 眠じゅん (ninjun /níɴdʑùɴ/)
- Okinoerabu: 眠ゆん (nibuyun /nìbújúɴ/)
- Southern Amami Ōshima: 眠っゆむっ (nïpyum /nɨ́pjùm̩/), 眠りゅむっ (nïpryum /nɨ́pɾʲùm̩/)
- Tokunoshima: 眠びゅい (ninbyui /nɪ́ɴbʲúɪ́/)
- Yoron: 眠ゆん (nibuyun /nìbùjùɴ/)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
- Northern Ryukyuan: