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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yamabeko

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 *yamanpeko (“mountain god; echo”).

Noun

*yamabeko

  1. mountain god
  2. echo reverberating through the mountains

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 山彦 (yamābiku)
    • >? Northern Amami-Oshima: 山彦 (yamanbo)
    • Okinawan: 山彦 (yamabiku)
    • Yoron: 山彦 (yamabiku)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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