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Northern Amami Ōshima
Etymology
The initial sora- might be related to Proto-Ryukyuan *sora (“tip”).
Pronunciation
Noun
そらふ (sorahu)
- (said of the tip of fingers) whitlow
- そらふちばた゚だて゚ぃんさきちどぅおもうむんいちゃさぬなだぬいじるんしこど。
- Sorahu chiba θada θïnsaki chidu omō mun ichasanu nada nu izirunsiko do.
- Though the whitlow is merely on top of my finger, painless tears come out...
See also
References
- Osada, Suma, Suyama, Nahoko (1977) 奄美方言分類辞典上巻, Tokyo: Kasama Shoin, page 270
- Osada, Suma, Suyama, Nahoko, Fujii, Misako (1980) 奄美方言分類辞典下巻, Tokyo: Kasama Shoin, page 720