Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
mə
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
Particle
*mə
non-unique topic marker
:
also
,
even
,
too
,
as well
Descendants
Old Japanese:
も
(
mo
)
Japanese:
も
(
mo
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*mo
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
む
(
mu
)
,
ん
(
n
)
Kunigami:
む
(
mu
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
む
(
mu
)
,
ん
(
n
)
Okinawan:
ん
(
n
)
Okinoerabu:
む
(
mu
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
む
(
mu
)
,
むっ
(
m
)
Tokunoshima:
ん
(
n
)
Yoron:
ん
(
n
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Yaeyama:
ん
(
n
)
Yonaguni:
ん
(
n
)