Okinawan and Miyako/Lexical selection

ryu → mvi

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) → (mvi) うでぃーう どぅみらいたい

  (ryu) <n> <v><pass><pst> → (mvi) うでぃー<n><acc> どぅみ<v><pass><pst>

mvi → ryu

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?