Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/wara

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 *wara (“straw”).

Noun

*wara

  1. straw

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 藁 (wara)
    • Kunigami: 藁 (warā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 藁 (wara)
    • Okinawan: 藁 (wara)
    • Okinoerabu: 藁 (wara)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 藁 (wara, warā)
    • Tokunoshima: 藁 (warā)
    • Yoron: 藁 (wara)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 藁 (bara)
    • Yaeyama: 藁 (bara)
    • Yonaguni: 藁 (bara)
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