Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ii

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

*ii

  1. to say
  2. to scold

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 이우 (/⁠i.u⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 言ゆい, 謂ゆい (iyui), 言い, 謂い ('yui)
    • Kunigami: 言ん, 謂ん ('yun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 言ーり, 謂ーり ('yūri)
    • Okinawan: 言ん, 謂ん ('yun)
    • Okinoerabu: 言ん, 謂ん ('yun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 言むっ, 謂むっ ('yum)
    • Tokunoshima: 言ん, 謂ん ('yun)
    • Yoron: 言ん, 謂ん ('yun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 言ㇲ゙, 謂ㇲ゙ (zz)
    • Yaeyama: 言ずん, 謂ずん (izun)
    • Yonaguni: 言ゆん, 謂ゆん (iyun)
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