Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/usi

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 *usi (“cattle”).

Noun

*usi

  1. cattle
    1. cow
    2. ox

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 우시 (/⁠usi⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 牛 (ushi)
    • Kunigami: 牛 (fushī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 牛 (ushi)
    • Okinawan: 牛 (ushi)
    • Okinoerabu: 牛 (ushī)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 牛 (ush)
    • Tokunoshima: 牛 (usï)
    • Yoron: 牛 (ushi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 牛 (usï)
    • Yaeyama: 牛 (usï)
    • Yonaguni: 牛 (uchi)

References

  • Lin (2015)
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