Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yawara

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 *yapara (“soft”).

Adjective

*yawara

1. soft

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Okinawan: 柔らさん (yafarasan)
  • Oki-No-Erabu: 柔らさん (yawarasan)
  • Southern Amami-Oshima: 柔らさむっ (yawarasam)
  • Toku-No-Shima: 柔らさい (yarasai)
  • Yoron: 柔らさん (yaparasan)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 柔らー (yārā)
  • Yaeyama: 柔らさーん (yārasān)