Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/koe

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 *kəway (“voice”).

Noun

*koe

  1. voice

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 声 (kui)
    • Kunigami: 声 (fui)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 声 (xui)
    • Okinawan: 声 (kwī)
    • Okinoerabu: 声 (kwī)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 声 (kui)
    • Tokunoshima: 声 (kui)
    • Yoron: 声 (fui)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 声 (kui)
    • Yaeyama: 声 (kui)
    • Yonaguni: 声 (kui)

References

  • Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, pages 343-344
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