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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/
mimi
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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
*memi
(
“
ear
”
)
.
Noun
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*mimi
ear
Descendants
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Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
耳
(
mimi
)
Kunigami:
耳
(
mimī
)
Northern Amami-Oshima:
耳
(
min
)
Okinawan:
耳
(
mimi, min
)
Oki-No-Erabu:
耳
(
mimi
)
Southern Amami-Oshima:
耳
(
mimi
)
Toku-No-Shima:
耳
(
mïn
,
transcriptional error for
*min
?
)
Yoron:
耳
(
min
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
耳
(
mim
)
Yaeyama:
耳
(
min
)
Yonaguni:
耳
(
min
)