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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/
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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.
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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
*wopUi
(
“
nephew
”
)
.
Noun
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*woi
nephew
Descendants
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Northern Ryukyuan:
⇒
Kikai:
甥子等
(
wīkka, wikka, wuikkwa
)
(<
*woi-kura
)
⇒
Kunigami:
姪甥
(
mīui
)
(<
*mei-woi
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
甥
(
wui
)
Okinawan:
甥
(
wī
)
⇒
Okinoerabu:
甥子等
(
wuikwa
)
(<
*woi-kura
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
甥
(
wui
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
⇒
Miyako:
姪甥
(
myūz
)
(<
*mei-woi
)
Yaeyama:
甥
(
bui
)
Yonaguni:
甥
(
bui
)
Categories
:
Proto-Ryukyuan terms inherited from Proto-Japonic
Proto-Ryukyuan terms derived from Proto-Japonic
Proto-Ryukyuan lemmas
Proto-Ryukyuan nouns
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