Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/nipi

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.

Proto-Japonic

Adjective

*nipi

1. new

   Synonym: *ara

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 新 (nipi)
  • Japanese: 新 (nī)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *miwi
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 新ーさい (mīsai)
    • Kunigami: 新ーせん (mīsen)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 新ーさり (mīsari)
    • Okinawan: 新ーさん (mīsan)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 新ーさん (mīsan)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 新ーさむっ (mīsam)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 新ーさい (mīsai)
    • Yoron: 新ーさん (mīsan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 新 (miz)
    • Yaeyama: 新ーさん (mïïsan)
    • Yonaguni: 新ーん (mīn)