Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yOgami

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 *yOnkamu (“to bend”).

Verb

*yOgami

  1. to bend

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 歪みゅい (yugamyui), 歪むい (yugamui), 歪にゅい (yuganyui, yuwanyui)
    • Kunigami: 歪ーみん (yugāmin)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 歪むり (yogamuri)
    • Okinawan: 歪むん (yugamun)
    • Yoron: 歪みゅん (yugamyun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 歪むっ (yugam)
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