Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/nisi
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Japonic *nisi (“west”). The general Ryukyuan term for "west" is *iroe.
Noun
*nisi
Reconstruction notes
This word has been preserved in the Ryukyus with the general meaning "north". In Northern Amami Ōshima, the word means "west; north wind", which suggests either a conservatism or influence from Japanese.
Descendants
- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Southern Ryukyuan:
Further reading
- Jarosz, Alexandra (2023) “Common Kyushu-Ryukyuan substratum in maritime vocabulary: A preliminary analysis”, in The Poznań Society for the Advancement of Arts and Sciences, , →ISSN, pages 7-46