From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Japonic *<span class="searchmatch">ma</span> (“room, space”). *<span class="searchmatch">ma</span> room, space Synonym: *ai *koma (“here”) Now used as an affix in the modern descendants. Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: Kikai:...
From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Japonic *<span class="searchmatch">ma</span> (“reality, truth”). *<span class="searchmatch">ma</span>- true Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: Kikai: 真 (<span class="searchmatch">ma</span>-) Kunigami: 真 (<span class="searchmatch">ma</span>-) Northern Amami Ōshima: 真 (<span class="searchmatch">ma</span>-) Okinawan: 真 (<span class="searchmatch">ma</span>-)...
*<span class="searchmatch">ma</span> room, space Old Japanese: 間 (<span class="searchmatch">ma</span>) Japanese: 間 (<span class="searchmatch">ma</span>) <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-<span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: *<span class="searchmatch">ma</span> Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: Kikai: 間 (<span class="searchmatch">ma</span>) Kunigami: 間 (<span class="searchmatch">ma</span>) Northern Amami Ōshima: 間 (ma)...
*ina-<span class="searchmatch">ma</span> (second component identical to *<span class="searchmatch">ma</span> (“place, space”)), with progressive palatalization operating in Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>. Compare <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-<span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span> *miyako...
Amami Ōshima: 孫 (maga, magā) Tokunoshima: 孫 ('maga, 'māga) Yoron: 孫 (umaga) Southern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: Miyako: 孫 (mmaga) Yaeyama: 孫 (<span class="searchmatch">mā</span>) Yonaguni: 孫 (ma'ngu)...
From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Japonic *wonpa (“aunt”). *woba aunt Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: *woba, *woba-<span class="searchmatch">ma</span> Kikai: 叔母 (wuba, uba, guba) ⇒ Kunigami: 叔母まー (wubā-<span class="searchmatch">mā</span>) ⇒ Northern Amami...
From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Japonic *Mma (“horse”). *uma *Cma horse Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: 烏馬 (uma) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469-1470) Kikai: 馬 (<span class="searchmatch">ma</span>, uma) Kunigami: 馬 ('<span class="searchmatch">mā</span>) Northern...
From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Japonic *sima (“island, land”). *sima island land community Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: 시마 (/si.<span class="searchmatch">ma</span>/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501) Kikai: 島 (shima) Kunigami:...
From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Japonic *yamatə (“Yamato”). *yamato Yamato mainland Japan Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: 야마도 (/ja.<span class="searchmatch">ma</span>.to/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501) Kikai: 大和 (yamatu) Kunigami:...
From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Japonic *kə- (“this”) with an element *<span class="searchmatch">ma</span> (“space”) added. *koma here Synonym: *uma Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: Kikai: 此間 (fuma) Kunigami: 此間 (fumā)...