Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/woba

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Proto-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *wonpa (“aunt”).

Noun

*woba

  1. aunt

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: *woba, *woba-ma
    • Kikai: 叔母 (wuba, uba, guba)
    • ⇒ Kunigami: 叔母まー (wubā-mā)
    • ⇒ Northern Amami Ōshima: 叔母っけ (ba-kke)
    • ⇒ Okinawan: 叔母まー (wuba-mā)
    • Okinoerabu: 叔母ば (bāba)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 叔母 (wuba)
    • Tokunoshima: 叔母 (bā)
    • Yoron: 叔母 (wuba)
  • Southern Ryukyuan: *boba, *boba-ma, *boba-EtE
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