Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yowa-

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

Adjective

*yowa-

  1. weak

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 弱し (yo₁wa-)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *yowa-
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 弱さい (yuwasai)
      • Kunigami: 弱せん (yōsen)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 弱さり (yowasari, “hungry”)
      • Okinawan: 弱さん (yōsan)
      • Okinoerabu: 弱さん (yūsan)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 弱さむっ (yuwāsam, yiwāsam)
      • Tokunoshima: 弱い (yuwai)
      • Yoron: 弱さん (yāsan)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 弱 (yū)
      • Yaeyama: 弱さん (yōsan)
      • Yonaguni: 弱ん (duwan)
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