Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/wa
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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
Reconstruction
According to Thorpe (1983), the daughter languages show variation in the use of this pronoun. Almost all daughter languages generalized this plural as a singular (like in Japanese) except for Yonaguni, which retains the original distinction.
The different descendant forms are likely the product of fusion with various suffixing elements, while the original word is now used as either a nominative or a genitive.
Etymology
From Proto-Japonic *wa (“we”, first-person plural).
Pronoun
*wa
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Proto-Ryukyuan: *wanu
- Proto-Ryukyuan: *wakeya
- *waCta
- Proto-Ryukyuan: *waya
Descendants
- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Southern Ryukyuan: