Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
kəwai
This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic
Noun
*kəwai
voice
Descendants
Old Japanese:
聲
(
ko
2
we
)
Japanese:
声
(
koe, kowa-
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*koe
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
声
(
kui
)
Kunigami:
声
(
fui
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
声
(
xui
)
Okinawan:
声
(
kwī
)
Okinoerabu:
声
(
kwī
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
声
(
kui
)
Tokunoshima:
声
(
kui
)
Yoron:
声
(
fui
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
声
(
kui
)
Yaeyama:
声
(
kui
)
Yonaguni:
声
(
kui
)