Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/irana

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

Pronunciation

• Tone class: C

Noun

*irana

1. sickle

   Synonym: *kama

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: いらーな (irāna /⁠ʔìɾàːná⁠/)
  • Okinawan: いらな (irana /⁠ʔìɾànà⁠/)
• Southern Ryukyuan: *irara
  • Miyako: っざら (zzara)
  • Yaeyama: いらな (irana /⁠ʔíɾáná⁠/)
  • Yonaguni: いらら (irara /⁠ìɾáɾâ⁠/)