Reconstruction talk:Proto-Japonic/ania
Latest comment: 1 year ago by Eirikr in topic Reconstructed -ia vowel?
Variants of 姉 in Ryukyuan
[edit]- 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?
[edit]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)