Difference between revisions of "Okinawan and Miyako"
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| − | In Miyako, はい can mean field, needle, or south, and is also a causative auxiliary verb. If it is followed by | + | *In Miyako, はい can mean field, needle, or south, and is also a causative auxiliary verb. If it is followed by string, it is probably needle. |
| + | *Hand and arm are the same word in Okinawan (てぃい), but different words in Miyako. If てぃい is followed by an instrumental, we are assuming it is hand. | ||
Revision as of 19:43, 11 April 2017
Resources for machine translation between Okinawan and Miyako
Lexical Selection
- In Miyako, はい can mean field, needle, or south, and is also a causative auxiliary verb. If it is followed by string, it is probably needle.
- Hand and arm are the same word in Okinawan (てぃい), but different words in Miyako. If てぃい is followed by an instrumental, we are assuming it is hand.
