Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/nanka

This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic

Adjective

*nanka

  1. long (both spatial and temporal)

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 長 (naga)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *naga
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 長ーさい, 永ーさい (nagāsai, nāsai)
      • Kunigami: 長ーせん, 永ーせん (nagāsen)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 長さり, 永さり (nagasari)
      • Okinawan: 長さん, 永さん (nagasan)
      • Okinoerabu: 長さん, 永さん (nagasan)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 長ーさむっ, 永ーさむっ (nagasam)
      • Tokunoshima: 長あい, 永あい (nagaai)
      • Yoron: 長さん, 永さん (nagasan)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 長, 永 (naga)
      • Yaeyama: 長ーさん, 永ーさん (nāsan)
      • Yonaguni: 長ーん, 永ーん (nān)
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