Proto-Ryukyuan
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Etymology
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From Middle Chinese 砂糖 (MC srae dang).
Pronunciation
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*sata
- sugar cane
Descendants
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- Northern Ryukyuan: *sata, *sataa, *saataa
- Kikai: 砂糖 (satā)
- Kunigami: 砂糖 (sātā /sàːtâː/)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 砂糖 (saθa)
- Okinawan: 砂糖 (sātā /sàːtàː/)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 砂糖 (sata /sàtâ/)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 砂糖 (sta /stàˑ/)
- Toku-No-Shima: 砂糖 (satta /sàQtá/)
- Yoron: 砂糖 (sata /sátá/)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 砂糖 (sātā)
- Yaeyama: 砂糖 (sattā /sáQtáː/)
- Yonaguni: 砂糖 (sata /sàtâ/)