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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/iwi

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 *ipu (“to say”).

Verb

*iwi

  1. to say

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 言ゆい, 謂ゆい (iyui), 言い, 謂い (yui)
    • Kunigami: 言ん, 謂ん (yun)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 言ーり, 謂ーり (yūri)
    • Okinawan: 言ん, 謂ん (yun)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 言ん, 謂ん (yun)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 言むっ, 謂むっ (yum)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 言い, 謂い (yūi)
    • Yoron: 言ん, 謂ん (yun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 言ㇲ゙ぃ, 謂ㇲ゙ぃ (zï)
    • Yaeyama: 言ずん, 謂ずん (izun)
    • Yonaguni: 言どぅん, 謂どぅん (ndun)
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