Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kəwai

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This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Noun

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*kəwai

  1. voice

Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: (ko2we)
    • Japanese: (koe, kowa-)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *koe
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: (kui)
      • Kunigami: (fui)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (xui)
      • Okinawan: (kwī)
      • Okinoerabu: (kwī)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (kui)
      • Tokunoshima: (kui)
      • Yoron: (fui)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (kui)
      • Yaeyama: (kui)
      • Yonaguni: (kui)