Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
əyənk-
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
*əyənk-
to
swim
Descendants
Japanese:
泳ぐ
(
oyogu
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*oyog-
Northern Ryukyuan: *oyeg-
Kikai:
泳にぃーすん
(
ūỹī sun
)
(<
*oyog-i si-
)
Kunigami:
泳じゅん
(
uijun
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
泳ぐり
(
'wïïguri
)
Okinawan:
泳じゅん
(
'wījun
)
Okinoerabu:
泳ぎゅん
(
uigyun
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
泳ぎゅむっ
(
'wïgyum
)
Tokunoshima:
泳ぃーぎ
(
'wïïgi
)
Yoron:
泳ぎゅん
(
uigyun
)
Southern Ryukyuan: *oog-
Miyako:
泳ぎぃ
(
ūgzï
)
Yaeyama:
泳むん
(
umun
)
Yonaguni:
泳く゚ん
(
ung'un
)