Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/suma(u)

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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

An ancient borrowing of Japanese 相撲 (sumō, sumai, sumo).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: A

Noun

*suma(u)

  1. sumo

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 相撲 (shima)
    • Kunigami: 相撲 (shimā /⁠ɕìmǎː⁠/)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 相撲 (shimo)
    • Okinawan: 相撲 (sima /⁠sìmà⁠/)
    • Okinoerabu: 相撲 (shimā /⁠ɕìmǎː⁠/)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 相撲 (shimo /⁠ɕìmôˑ⁠/)
    • Tokunoshima: 相撲 (sïma /⁠sɨ̀má⁠/)
    • Yoron: 相撲 (shima /⁠ɕìmà⁠/)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 相撲 (sïma)
    • Yaeyama: 相撲 (sïma /⁠sɨ́má⁠/)
    • Yonaguni: 相撲 (chima /⁠tɕìmá⁠/)