Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/inama

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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

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Etymology

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According to one theory, the descendants would experience a sound shift via ⟨*ima⟩ (c.f. *ima (already)), by */ʔimja/*/ʔmja/*/na/.[1] However, all reflexes point to initial *ina-ma (second component identical to *ma (place, space)), with progressive palatalization operating in Northern Ryukyuan. Compare Proto-Ryukyuan *miyako > Miyako 宮古 (myāku) and Okinawan 宮古 (nāku).

Adverb

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*inama

  1. now

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan: *inyama
    • Kikai: (nyama)
    • Kunigami: (nanma)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (nama)
    • Okinawan: (nama)
    • Okinoerabu: (nama)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (nama)
    • Tokunoshima: ()
    • Yoron: (nyama)
  • Southern Ryukyuan: *ïnama
    • Miyako: (nnama)
    • Yaeyama: (nama)
    • Yonaguni: (nai, nnai) (< *inae)

References

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  1. ^ なま【今】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.