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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/
kami
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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.
Contents
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Proto-Ryukyuan
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Descendants
Proto-Ryukyuan
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Etymology
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From
Proto-Japonic
*kamuy
(
“
god
”
)
.
Noun
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*kami
god
Descendants
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Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
神
(
kami
)
Kunigami:
神
(
khamī
)
Northern Amami-Oshima:
神
(
xami
)
Okinawan:
神
(
kami
)
Oki-No-Erabu:
神
(
hamī
)
Southern Amami-Oshima:
神
(
kami
)
Toku-No-Shima:
神
(
kamī
)
Yoron:
神
(
kami
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
神
(
kam
)
Yaeyama:
神
(
kan
)
Yonaguni:
神
(
kami, kan
)