Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/i

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 *i (gallbladder).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: A

Noun

*i

  1. gallbladder

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (ī)
    • Kunigami: (ī /⁠ʔíː⁠/)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (ī)
    • Okinawan: (ī /⁠ʔíː⁠/)
    • Yoron: (ī /⁠ìː⁠/)