Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yone

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Proto-Ryukyuan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *yənay (“grain (of rice)”).

Noun

*yone

  1. grain (of rice)
  2. sand
    Synonym: *suna

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 米 (yuni, yunï)
    • Okinawan: 米 (yuni, yuna)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 米 (yuni)
    • Yaeyama: 米 (yūni)
    • Yonaguni: 米 (duni, “ground raised from rice paddies, etc.”)

References

  • Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎, Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 324
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