Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kami

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 *kamui (“god”).

Noun

*kami

  1. god

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 神 (kami)
    • Kunigami: 神 (kamī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 神 (kami)
    • Okinawan: 神 (kami)
    • Okinoerabu: 神 (hamī)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 神 (kami)
    • Tokunoshima: 神 (kamī)
    • Yoron: 神 (kami)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 神 (kam)
    • Yaeyama: 神 (kan)
    • Yonaguni: 神 (kami, kan)
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