Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mawari

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 *maparu (“to spin”).

Verb

*mawari

  1. spin

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 回るん (mārun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 回るり (mōruri)
    • Okinawan: 回ゆん (māyun)
    • Okinoerabu: 回ゆん (mōyun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 回ゆむっ (mawayum)
    • Tokunoshima: 回りぃ (mārï)
    • Yoron: 回ゆん (mōyun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 回ぃ (māz)
    • Yaeyama: 回るん (mārun)
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