Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/upai

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 This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic

Noun

*upai

  1. above, over
    Antonym: *sita (“down”)

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 上 (upe2, upa)
    • Japanese: 上 (ue, uwa)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *ue
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 上 (wïï)
      • Kunigami: 上 (ui)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 上 ('wïï)
      • Okinawan: 上 ('wī)
      • Okinoerabu: 上 (ui)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 上 ('wïï)
      • Tokunoshima: 上 ('wïï)
      • Yoron: 上 (ui)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako:
        Hirara: 上 (ui)
        Ikema: 上 (ui) (tone class A)
        Irabu: 上 (ui)
        Tarama: 上 (ui) (tone class A)
      • Yaeyama: 上 (ui) (tone class A)
      • Yonaguni: 上 (ui) (tone class A)
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