Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mawari

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 *maparu (“to spin”).

Verb

*mawari

1. spin

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 回るん (mārun)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 回るり (mōruri)
  • Okinawan: 回ゆん (māyun)
  • Okinoerabu: 回ゆん (mōyun)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 回ゆむっ (mawayum)
  • Tokunoshima: 回りぃ (mārï)
  • Yoron: 回ゆん (mōyun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 回ぃ (māz)
  • Yaeyama: 回るん (mārun)