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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/abura

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 *anpura (“fat, grease; oil”).

Noun

*abura

  1. fat, grease
  2. oil

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan: 아부라 (/⁠a.pu.ra⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 脂, 油 (abba, anba)
    • Kunigami: 脂, 油 (andā)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 脂, 油 (abura)
    • Okinawan: 脂, 油 (anda)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 脂, 油 (abura, aburā)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 脂, 油 (apra)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 脂, 油 (anba)
    • Yoron: 脂, 油 (abura)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:

References
  • Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎, Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 292
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