Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ika

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 *ika (“squid”).

Noun

*ika

  1. squid

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 烏賊 (ixa)
    • Kunigami: 烏賊 (hichā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 烏賊 (ixya)
    • Okinawan: 烏賊 (icha, ika)
    • Okinoerabu: 烏賊 (ikyā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 烏賊 (ikya)
    • Tokunoshima: 烏賊 (ikyā)
    • Yoron: 烏賊 (icha)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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