っまつぃ

Northern Amami Ōshima

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *Omatu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mˀatsɨ]

Noun

っまつぃ ('macï) 

1. fire

   っまつぃなんあた゚るり。

   'Macï nan aθaruri.

   [It] hits into a fire.

   ひぐるさんか゚なんじろんはた゚ーちゆて゚ぃっまつぃなん　あた゚りんしょるぃ。

   Higurusan xanan zironhaθāchi yuθï 'macï nan aθarinsyorï.

   Because it is cold, so please drop by Iroribata and light a fire.

   っまつぃなんつぃむぃーやか゚むんちゅと。ぬがちばしじゃんちゅどぅやく゚んか゚なん。

   'Macï nan cïmïi yaxa mun chuto. Nuga chiba sizyan chu du yaxun xanan.

   It seems that the fire hoof does not burn. This is because it is similar to burning a dead person.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• っまつぃつぃきぃはじめ ('macïcïkiïhazime)
• っまつぃがなし ('macïganasi)
• っまつぃきりはじめ ('macïkirihazime)
  • っまつぃきりはじめぬおもり ('macïkirihazimenuomori)
• っまつぃもれ ('macïmore)
  • っまつぃもれむし ('macïmoremusi)
• っまつぃぬか゚んご ('macïnuxango)
• っまつぃか゚みさま ('macïxamisama)
• っまつぃて゚っけむん ('macïθekkemun)
• っまつぃと゚ぅり ('macïθuri)

References

• Osada, Suma, Suyama, Nahoko (1977) 奄美方言分類辞典上巻 [Dictionary of Amami Dialect on Semantic Principles: Volume 1], Tokyo: Kasama Shoin, pages 414-415
• Osada, Suma, Suyama, Nahoko, Fujii, Misako (1980) 奄美方言分類辞典下巻 [Dictionary of Amami Dialect on Semantic Principles: Volume 2], Tokyo: Kasama Shoin