Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/abe-

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

Cognate with Ehime-Iyo Japanese あべる (aberu).

Verb

*abe-

1. to shout, to call, to scream

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: あびゆい (abiyui)
  • Kunigami: あびるん (abirun)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: あぶぃるり (abïruri)
  • Okinawan: あびゆん (abiyun)
  • Okinoerabu: あびん (abin)
  • Tokunoshima: あぶぃるん (abïrun)
  • Yoron: あびゅん (abyun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: あびイ゚ (abiz)
  • Yonaguni: あびるん (abirun)

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (尚学図書) (1989) 日本方言大辞典 [Unabridged Japanese Dialect Dictionary], volume 1, Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN, page 88