Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mae

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 *mapya (“before, front”).

Noun

*mae

1. before, front

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 前 (mëë)
  • Kunigami: 前 (mē)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 前 (mëë, me)
  • Okinawan: 前 (mē)
  • Okinoerabu: 前 (me)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 前 (mëë, më)
  • Tokunoshima: 前 (mëë)
  • Yoron: 前 (mē)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 前 (mai)
  • Yaeyama: 前 (mai)
  • Yonaguni: 前 (mai)