Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/we

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 *we (“man”).

Noun

*we

man

Descendants

⇒ Proto-Ryukyuan: *weke
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: 男 (yikigā)
  - Okinawan: 男 (wikiga)
  - Yoron: 男 (wuiga)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 男 (biki)
  - Yaeyama: 男 (bigidun)
⇒ Proto-Ryukyuan: *wekeri (“brother (from a sister)”)
- Northern Ryukyuan: ゑけり (wekeri) (Omoro Sōshi, 1531)
  - Kikai: いぃーい (yīi)
  - Kunigami: うぃきー (wikī)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: いぇへり (yeheri)
  - Okinawan: うぃきー (wikī)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: いぃー (yī)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: いぃひるっ (yihir)
  - Toku-No-Shima: いぃーり (yīri)
  - Yoron: をぅひーび (wuhībi)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: びきい゚ (bikiɿ)
  - Yaeyama: びぎるぃ゚ (bigirï)
  - Yonaguni: びぎ (bigi)
⇒ Proto-Ryukyuan: *wenga
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 男 (yinnga)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 男 (yenga)
  - Okinawan: 男 (yinga)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 男 (yinga)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: 男 (yïnga)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 男 (yïnga)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Yonaguni: 男 (binga)