Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ota

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *ota (song).

Noun

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*ota

  1. song

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (uta)
    • Kunigami: (futā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (uθa, oθa)
    • Okinawan: (uta)
    • Okinoerabu: (uta, utā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (uθa)
    • Tokunoshima: (uta)
    • Yoron: (uta)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yaeyama: (uta)
    • Yonaguni: (uta)