Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ai

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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 1

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From Proto-Japonic *apu (to meet).

Verb

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*ai

  1. to meet
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Japonic *awoi (indigo).

Pronunciation

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  • Tone class: B

Noun

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*ai

  1. indigo
Descendants
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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (ē)
    • Kunigami: (ē)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: ()
    • Okinawan: (ē)
    • Okinoerabu: (ai)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (ē)
    • Tokunoshima: (ai)
    • Yoron: (ai)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (āz)
    • Yaeyama: (ai)
    • Yonaguni: (ai)