Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/suba

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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 *sunpa (“lip; tongue”).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: B

Noun

*suba

  1. lip
  2. tongue

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: すば (suba)
    • Kunigami: しばー (shibā /⁠ɕíbàː⁠/)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: すぃば (sïba)
    • Okinawan: すぃば (siba /⁠sìbà⁠/)
    • Okinoerabu: しばー (shibā /⁠ɕìbǎː⁠/)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: すぃば (sïba /⁠sɨ̀bàˑ⁠/)
    • Tokunoshima: すぃば (sïba /⁠sɨ̀bâ⁠/), すぃびゃ (sïbya /⁠sɨ̀bjâ⁠/)
    • Yoron: しば (shiba /⁠ɕìbá⁠/)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: すば (sïba)
    • Yaeyama: 口すば (futsï-suba /⁠ɸù̥tsɨ́.sùbà⁠/) (< *kuti-suba)
    • Yonaguni: んば (nba /⁠m̀Nbà⁠/)
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