Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ma

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 *ma (“room, space”).

Noun

*ma

  1. room, space
    Synonym: *ai

Derived terms

Descendants

Now used as an affix in the modern descendants.

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 間 (ma)
    • Kunigami: 間 (ma)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 間 (ma)
    • Okinawan: 間 (ma)
    • Okinoerabu: 間 (ma)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 間 (ma)
    • Tokunoshima: 間 (ma)
    • Yoron: 間 (ma)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 間 (ma)
    • Yaeyama: 間 (ma)
    • Yonaguni: 間 (ma)
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