Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/soza

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

Alternative forms

  • *seza (apophonic)

Noun

*soza

  1. older brother
  2. older sister

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: しだー (shidā)
    • Kunigami: しじゃー (shijā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: せざ (seza), しじゃ (shija)
    • Okinawan: しーじゃ (shīja)
    • Okinoerabu: しだ (shida)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: すぃだ (sïda)
    • Tokunoshima: すぃーだ (sïïda)
    • Yoron: しだ (shida)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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