Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/nozi

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Proto-Ryukyuan

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *nonsi (“rainbow”).

Noun

*nozi

  1. rainbow

Reconstruction notes

Yonaguni uses あみぬまゆ (ami-nu-mayu) or あみぬみゃ (ami-nu-mya) for "rainbow". Kikai might be a loanword from Japanese.

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 虹 (niji)
    • ⇒ Kunigami: 天道虹 (thintōnōjiri) (< *tentau-noziri)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 虹 (nōgi)
    • Okinawan: 虹 (nūji)
    • Okinoerabu: 虹 (nōgi)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 虹 (noki, nok)
    • Tokunoshima: 虹 (nōji)
    • ⇒ Yoron: 虹 (gōnuji)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 虹 (nūzï)
    • Yaeyama: 虹 (nūji)
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