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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/
kiki
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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
Verb
1.2.1
Descendants
1.3
References
Proto-Ryukyuan
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Etymology
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From
Proto-Japonic
*kiku
(
“
to hear, listen
”
)
.
Verb
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*kiki
to
hear
,
listen
Descendants
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Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
聞きゅい
,
聴きゅい
(
kikyui
)
Kunigami:
聞ちゅん
,
聴ちゅん
(
hichun, shichun
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
聞きゅり
,
聴きゅり
(
kikyuri
)
Okinawan:
聞ちゅん
,
聴ちゅん
(
chichun
)
Okinoerabu:
聞きゅん
,
聴きゅん
(
kikyun
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
聞きゅむっ
,
聴きゅむっ
(
xixyum
)
Tokunoshima:
聞き
,
聴き
(
kiki
)
Yoron:
聞きゅん
,
聴きゅん
(
kikyun
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
聞きぃ
,
聴きぃ
(
ksïksï
)
Yaeyama:
聞くん
,
聴くん
(
sïkun
)
Yonaguni:
聞ん
,
聴ん
(
kkun
)
References
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Thorpe, Maner Lawton (
1983
)
Ryūkyūan Language History
[1]
, Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page
294
Categories
:
Proto-Ryukyuan terms inherited from Proto-Japonic
Proto-Ryukyuan terms derived from Proto-Japonic
Proto-Ryukyuan lemmas
Proto-Ryukyuan verbs
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