Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kik-

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

Verb

*kik- (infinitive *kiki)

  1. to hear, listen

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 聞, 聴 (ki1ku)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kiki
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 聞きゅい, 聴きゅい (kikyui)
      • Kunigami: 聞ちゅん, 聴ちゅん (hichun, shichun)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 聞きゅり, 聴きゅり (kikyuri)
      • Okinawan: 聞ちゅん, 聴ちゅん (chichun)
      • Okinoerabu: 聞きゅん, 聴きゅん (kikyun)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 聞きゅむっ, 聴きゅむっ (xixyum)
      • Tokunoshima: 聞き, 聴き (kiki)
      • Yoron: 聞きゅん, 聴きゅん (kikyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 聞きぃ, 聴きぃ (ksïksï)
      • Yaeyama: 聞くん, 聴くん (sïkun)
      • Yonaguni: 聞ん, 聴ん (kkun)
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