ふるちち

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Yonaguni

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Ryukyuan *kuro (black), from Proto-Japonic *kuro.

The final -chichi part is very likely related to ちち (chichi, soot).

Pronunciation

  • (Sonai) IPA(key): (tone class A)

Noun

ふるちち (furuchichi

  1. black
    なび あらたば ひんぐ てぃーんき びっかいてぃ ふるちち なん
    nabi arataba hingu tīnki bikkaiti furuchichi nan
    If I wash the pan, the soot from there would get black on my hands.

References

  • Ikema, Nae (池間苗) (2003) 与那国語辞典 [Yonaguni Language Dictionary], Yonaguni: private publication, →OCLC, page 113
  • Yonaguni Hōgen Jiten Henshū I'inkai (与那国方言辞典編集委員会) (2021) どぅなんむぬい辞典 [Dunanmunui Dictionary], Yonaguni (与那国町): Yonaguni-chō Kyōiku I'inkai (与那国町教育委員会), page 285