Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ine

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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 *inay (rice plant).

Noun

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*ine

  1. rice plant

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (ï, ini, inï)
    • Kunigami: ()
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (nī, nyā)
    • Okinawan: (nni)
    • Okinoerabu: (inī)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (inïï, 'ini, 'inī)
    • Tokunoshima: (inïï)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (ini)
    • Yaeyama: (ini)
    • Yonaguni: (nni)