Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kakau

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

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *kakapu (“rag”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: C

Noun

*kakau

1. rag

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai:
    • Aden: こ゚ー (xō)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima:
    • Yamatohama: こ゚ほ (xoho)
  • Old Okinawan:
    • Kunigami:
      • Iejima: はほ (haho /⁠hàhô⁠/)
      • Nakijin-Yonamine: ほー (hō /⁠hôː⁠/)
    • Central-Southern Okinawan:
      • Shuri: かこー (kakō /⁠kákóː⁠/)
  • Yoron:
    • Mugiya Higashi-ku: かほー (kahō /⁠kàhóː⁠/)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako:
    • Tarama: かくー (kakū)
  • Yaeyama:
    • Hatoma: かこー (kakō /⁠kḁ̀kòː⁠/)
    • Ishigaki: かこー (kakō /⁠kákóː⁠/)
    • Taketomi: かーふ (kāfu /⁠kaːɸu⁠/)
  • ⇒ Yonaguni: びりかぐ (birikagu /⁠bìɾìkàgù⁠/) (< *WErE-kakau)