Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mati

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 *matu (“to wait”).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: B

Verb

*mati

  1. to wait

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 待ちゅい (machui)
    • Kunigami: 待ち゚ゅん (macun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 待と゚ぅり (maθuri)
    • Okinawan: 待ちゅん (machun)
    • Okinoerabu: 待っちゅん (matchun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 待ちゅむっ (machum)
    • Tokunoshima: 待つぃ (matsi)
    • Yoron: 待ちゅん (machun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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