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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
kəwai
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This
Proto-Japonic
entry contains
reconstructed terms and roots
. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly
attested
, but are hypothesized to have existed based on
comparative
evidence.
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Proto-Japonic
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Descendants
Proto-Japonic
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Etymology
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Unknown.
Noun
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*kəwai
voice
Descendants
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Old Japanese:
聲
(
ko
2
we, ko
2
wa-
)
Japanese:
声
(
koe, kowa-
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*koe
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
声
(
kui
)
Kunigami:
声
(
fui
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
声
(
xui
)
Okinawan:
声
(
kwī
)
Okinoerabu:
声
(
kwī
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
声
(
kui
)
Tokunoshima:
声
(
kui
)
Yoron:
声
(
fui
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
声
(
kui
)
Yaeyama:
声
(
kui
)
Yonaguni:
声
(
kui
)
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