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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/
matu
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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
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.4
Derived terms
1.4.1
Descendants
Proto-Ryukyuan
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Etymology
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From
Proto-Japonic
*matu
(
“
pine, pine tree
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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Tone class: C
Noun
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*matu
pine
,
pine tree
Derived terms
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*Omatu
(
“
fire
”
,
tone class C
)
(
possibly
)
Descendants
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Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
松
(
matu
)
Kunigami:
松
(
machi
/mátɕì/
)
⇒
Northern Amami Ōshima:
松木
(
matsïgï
)
Okinawan:
松
(
mātsi
/màːtsì/
)
⇒
Okinoerabu:
松木
(
machigi
/màtɕígí/
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
松
(
mat
/mát̩/
)
⇒
Tokunoshima:
松木
(
matsïgï
/mátsɨ̀gɨ̀/
)
⇒
Yoron:
松木
(
machigi
/mátɕígí/
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
松
(
matsï
)
Yaeyama:
松
(
matsï
/mátsɨ́/
)
Yonaguni:
松
(
machi
/màtɕî/
)
Categories
:
Proto-Ryukyuan terms inherited from Proto-Japonic
Proto-Ryukyuan terms derived from Proto-Japonic
Proto-Ryukyuan lemmas
Proto-Ryukyuan nouns
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