Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sinobi

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 *sinənpu (“to hide”).

Verb

*sinobi

1. to hide

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 忍ーびん (shinūbin)
  • Okinawan: 忍ぶん (shinubun)