Branch of the Southern Ryukyuan languages
Macro-Yaeyama is one of the two branches of the Southern Ryukyuan languages, comprising the Yaeyama and Yonaguni languages. It is defined by the development of "know" as a potential auxiliary, the semantic extension of "nephew" to being gender-neutral, and unique forms of the words exhibited by the table below.
Macro-Yaeyama Innovations
| Region of Speech
|
'bud'
|
'dirt'
|
'fresh'
|
'happy'
|
| Macro-
Yaeyama
|
Ishigaki
|
báí
|
ɡábá
|
píɾáɡíɕáːŋ
|
sánìɕàːŋ
|
| Taketomi
|
bəi
|
ɡə̀bə́
|
píːɾèsàŋ
|
sənisəŋ
|
| Hatoma
|
bàì
|
ɡàbà
|
pìɾákèːŋ
|
sàníjàŋ
|
| Hateruma
|
bëː
|
ɡaba
|
piɾiːsahaŋ
|
sḁn̥iɕahaŋ
|
| Yonaguni
|
bai
|
ɡaba
|
çiɾaɡjaŋ
|
ɕànáŋ
|
| Miyako
|
Ikema
|
miː
|
fu̥sɨ
|
çiɡuɾukai
|
hu̥kaɾasɨ̥kai
|
| Ogami
|
miː
|
napa
|
pukuɾukam
|
pukaɾaskam
|
| Tarama
|
fukɨ
|
naba
|
piɡuɭɭaɭ
|
pu̥kaɾaɕaːɭ
|
| Amami
|
Shodon
|
mɘ̆ː
|
çîɡ.ɾú
|
sɨdaɕa
|
ʔuhoɾaɕa
|
| Okinawa
|
Nakijin
|
mìdùɾí
|
píŋɡù
|
ɕìdàːɕêŋ
|
ɸù̥kùɾáɕèŋ
|
Although Yonaguni has historically been classified as either a primary branch of Ryukyuan or of the Southern Ryukyuan languages, its close relationship with Yaeyama is clear.[1]
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