Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ue

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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 *upai (above, over).

Pronunciation

Noun

*ue

  1. above, over

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (wïï)
    • Kunigami: (ui)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: ('wïï)
    • Okinawan: ('wī)
    • Okinoerabu: (ui)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: ('wïï)
    • Tokunoshima: ('wïï)
    • Yoron: (ui)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako:
      Hirara: (ui)
      Ikema: (ui) (tone class A)
      Irabu: (ui)
      Tarama: (ui) (tone class A)
    • Yaeyama: (ui) (tone class A)
    • Yonaguni: (ui) (tone class A)