Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kotoba

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 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 *kətənpa (“language, speech, term, word”).

Noun

*kotoba

  1. language, speech, term, word

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 言葉 (futūba)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 言葉 (xutuba)
    • Okinawan: 言葉 (kutuba)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 言葉 (kutuba)
    • Yoron: 言葉 (futuba)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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