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A3 Noun

おなり(がみ)(belief in) spiritual power possessed by sisters to protect their brothers (in the Ryukyu Islands)

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      (belief in) spiritual power possessed by sisters to protect their brothers (in the Ryukyu Islands)

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    おなり神 【おなりがみ】

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      兄弟(きょうだい)守護(しゅご)するための(ちから)おなり(がみ)である。

      The power to protect brothers is the belief in spiritual power possessed by sisters.

        おなり(がみ)奄美諸島(あまみしょとう)沖縄県(おきなわけん)由来(ゆらい)があります。

        Onarigami has its origins in the Amami Islands and Okinawa Prefecture.

          鹿児島(かごしま)(けん)奄美諸島(あまみしょとう)沖縄(おきなわ)(けん)()られる風習(ふうしゅう)おなり(がみ)だ。

          The custom seen in Kagoshima Prefecture's Amami Islands and Okinawa Prefecture is Onari-gami.

          ある姉妹(しまい)兄弟(きょうだい)を守るために持っている霊力(れいりょく)をおなり(がみ)と言うとか。

          It is said that the spiritual power possessed by sisters to protect their brothers is called onarigami.

          おなり(がみ)の「おなり」とは、琉球方言(りゅうきゅうほうげん)兄弟(きょうだい)(たい)して姉妹(しまい)()(ことば)です。

          The "onari" in "onari-gami" refers to a word in the Ryukyu dialect that indicates sisters in relation to brothers.

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