Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/uwa

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

Noun

*uwa

  1. pig, hog, swine

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 우와 (/⁠u.wa⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 豚, [script needed] ('wā)
    • Okinoerabu: 豚, [script needed] ('wā)
    • Tokunoshima: 豚, [script needed] ('wā)
    • Yoron: 豚, [script needed] ('wā)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 豚, [script needed] (wā)
    • Yaeyama: 豚, [script needed] (ō)
    • Yonaguni: 豚, [script needed] (wā)

References

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