Difference between revisions of "Okinawan and Miyako/Lexical selection"

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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.

write with hand
(ryu) てぃいしかちゅん → (mvi) てぃーひーかきー
(ryu) てぃい<n><ins> かちゅん<v><npst> → (mvi) てぃー<n><ins> かきー<v><npst>

the arm was punched
(ryu) てぃいすぐいん → (mvi) うでぃーうどぅみらいたい
(ryu) てぃい<n> すぐいん<v><pass><pst> → (mvi) うでぃー<n><acc> どぅみ<v><pass><pst>

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.

needle and string
(mvi) はいとぅいとぅ → (ryu) はあいとぅいいちゅう
(mvi) はい<n><com> いとぅ<n> → (ryu) はあい<n><asc> いいちゅう<n>

the goat eats in the field
(mvi) ひんじゃあはいんふぁう → (ryu) ぴいじゃあやはたきんかかむん
(mvi) ひんじゃ<n><top1> はい<n><dat> ふぁう<v><npst> → (ryu) ぴいじゃあ<n><top> はたき<n><loc1> かむん<v><npst>

Is dative correct for mvi?

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 * the arm was punched
-*: {{transferTest|ryu|mvi||うでぃーう どぅみらいたい}}
+*: {{transferTest|ryu|mvi|てぃい すぐいん|うでぃーう どぅみらいたい}}
-*:: {{transferMorphTest|ryu|mvi|{{tag|n}} {{tag|v}}{{tag|pass}}{{tag|pst}}|うでぃー{{tag|n}}{{tag|acc}} どぅみ{{tag|v}}{{tag|pass}}{{tag|pst}}}}
+*:: {{transferMorphTest|ryu|mvi|てぃい{{tag|n}} すぐいん{{tag|v}}{{tag|pass}}{{tag|pst}}|うでぃー{{tag|n}}{{tag|acc}} どぅみ{{tag|v}}{{tag|pass}}{{tag|pst}}}}
 ==mvi → ryu ==