Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ariki

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

From Proto-Japonic *ariku (“to walk”).

Verb

*ariki

1. to walk

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 歩きゅい (akkyui)
  • Kunigami: 歩ちゅん (acchun)
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: 歩くり (akkuri)
  • Okinawan: 歩ちゅん (acchun)
  • Oki-No-Erabu: 歩きゅん (akkyun)
  • Southern Amami-Oshima: 歩きゅむっ (akkyum, arkyum)
  • Toku-No-Shima: 歩きゅい (akkyui)
  • Yoron: 歩きゅん (aikyun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 歩きぃ (azksï)
  • Yaeyama: 歩ぐん (aragun, arugun)
  • Yonaguni: 歩ぐん (aigun)