Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ow-

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 *op- ~ əp- (“to chase”).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: A

Verb

*ow-

  1. to chase

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 追ゆん (ūyui), 追をぅい (ūwui)
    • Kunigami: 追るん (ūrun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 追り (ūri)
    • Okinawan: 追ゆん (ūyun)
    • Okinoerabu: 追ゆん (ūyun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 追りゅㇺ (ūryum)
    • Tokunoshima: 追るい (ūrui)
    • Yoron: 追ゆん (ūyun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 追 (ū)
    • Yaeyama: 追ん (ōn)
    • Yonaguni: 追ん (un)
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