From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Japonic *ə (“you (singular)”). *<span class="searchmatch">o</span> you (singular) Nominative *<span class="searchmatch">o</span>, accusative *ono, genitive *<span class="searchmatch">o</span>/*e. *ukeya (from the nominative + pluralizing suffix...
(“pine”), as they were used to make fire. Tone class: C *(<span class="searchmatch">o</span>)matu fire Synonym: *pi Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: Kikai: うまとぅ (umatu) Northern Amami Ōshima: ’まつぃ ('matsï)...
uncertain *may<span class="searchmatch">O</span> cat This word cannot be reconstructed with full confidence, as the various <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span> dialects show variation between *may<span class="searchmatch">O</span>, *mayOCa, *miya...
From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Japonic *tuyə (“strong”). *ti(y)<span class="searchmatch">o</span> strong Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: Kikai: 強さい (tsusai) Kunigami: 強ーせん (chūsen) Northern Amami Ōshima: 強ーさり (chūsari)...
From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Japonic *awo (“blue, green”). *ao blue, green *ao blue, green Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: Kikai: 青 (<span class="searchmatch">ō</span>), 青さい (ōsai) Kunigami: 青 (<span class="searchmatch">ō</span>), 青しぇん (ōshen) Northern...
From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Japonic *awa (“bubble”). *awa bubble Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: Kikai: 泡 (ā) Kunigami: 泡 (ā) Northern Amami Ōshima: 泡 (<span class="searchmatch">ō</span>) Okinawan: 泡 (ā) Okinoerabu:...
From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Japonic *<span class="searchmatch">o</span>-sipo (“tide”). Tone class: B *osio tide Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: Kikai: 潮 (ushu) Kunigami: 潮 (fusū) Northern Amami Ōshima: 潮 (ushu) Okinawan:...
Old Japanese: 己 (ono2, unu) (from the accusative) Japanese: 己 (ono, unu) ⇒ Japanese: 俺 (ore, “I”) <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-<span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: *<span class="searchmatch">o</span> (see there for further descendants)...
Southern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: Miyako: 合, 会, 逢, 遭 (<span class="searchmatch">ō</span>) Yaeyama: 合ん, 会ん, 逢ん, 遭ん (aun, ōn) From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Japonic *awoi (“indigo”). Tone class: B *ai indigo Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: Kikai:...
Japanese: 泡 (awa) <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-<span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: *awa Northern <span class="searchmatch">Ryukyuan</span>: Kikai: 泡 (ā) Kunigami: 泡 (ā) Northern Amami Ōshima: 泡 (<span class="searchmatch">ō</span>) Okinawan: 泡 (ā) Okinoerabu: 泡 (<span class="searchmatch">ō</span>) Southern...