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かいだでぃ

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Etymology

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Sudō (1942:248)[1] suggests it is derived from *kari-ya; see the English Wikipedia article for more.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sonai) IPA(key): [kʰàìdàdì] (tone class B)

Noun

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かいだでぃ (kaidadi

  1. Kaida glyph; a hieroglyphic system in Yonaguni used as notes in exchanges
    あか゚ あさぬ どぅにどぅ かいだでぃがら かびんき でぃー かぐんに なたんでぃ んどぅんさい
    a'nga asanu dunidu kaidadigara kabinki dī kagunni natandi ndunsai
    It was said in my grandfather's age, ideographs were written on paper using Kaida glyphs.

References

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  1. ^ Sudō Toshiichi (須藤利一) (1942) 南島覚書 [Notes about Japan's Southern Islands] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京都)): Tōtō Shoseki (東都書籍, →DOI
  • Ikema, Nae (池間苗) (2003) 与那国語辞典 [Yonaguni Language Dictionary], Yonaguni: private publication, →OCLC, page 164
  • Yonaguni Hōgen Jiten Henshū I'inkai (与那国方言辞典編集委員会) (2021) どぅなんむぬい辞典 [Dunanmunui Dictionary], Yonaguni (与那国町): Yonaguni-chō Kyōiku I'inkai (与那国町教育委員会), page 103