Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/inama
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Proto-Ryukyuan[edit]
Reconstruction[edit]
According to one theory, the descendants would experience a sound shift via ⟨*ima⟩, by */ʔimya/ → */ʔmya/ → */na/.[1] However, all reflexes point to initial *ena-ma > *ina-ma (second component identical to *ma (“place, space”)), with progressive palatalization operating in Northern Ryukyuan. Compare Proto-Ryukyuan *miyako > Miyako 宮古 (myāku) and Okinawan 宮古 (nāku).
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Japonic *ima (“now”).
Adverb[edit]
*inama
Descendants[edit]
- Northern Ryukyuan: *inyama
- Southern Ryukyuan: *ïnama