Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ama

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *ama (“sweet”).

Adjective

*ama

  1. sweet

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 甘さい (amasai)
    • Kunigami: 甘ーしぇん (amāsHen)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 甘さり (amasari)
    • Okinawan: 甘さん (amasan)
    • Okinoerabu: 甘さん (amasan)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 甘さむっ (amasam)
    • Tokunoshima: 甘ーはい (amāhai)
    • Yoron: 甘さん (amasan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 甘 (ama)
    • Yaeyama: 甘さん (amasan)
    • Yonaguni: 甘ん (aman)
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