Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sini

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 *sinu (“to die; go away, leave”).

Verb

*sini

1. to die

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 死にゅい (shinyui)
  • Kunigami: 死ぬん (shinun)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 死みゅり (shimyuri)
  • Okinawan: 死ぬん (shinun)
  • Okinoerabu: 死にゅん (shinyun)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 死にゅむっ (shinyum)
  • Tokunoshima: 死み (sïmi)
  • Yoron: 死にゅん (shinyun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 死 (sun)
  • Yaeyama: 死ぬん (sïnun)
  • Yonaguni: 死ぬん (nnun)