Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/oya

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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 *əya (one's elders; parent).

Noun

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*oya

  1. one's elders
  2. parent

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (uya)
    • Kunigami: (uyā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (uya)
    • Okinawan: (uya)
    • Okinoerabu: (uyā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (uya)
    • Tokunoshima: (uya)
    • Yoron: (uya)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (uya)
    • Yaeyama: (uya)
    • Yonaguni: (uya)

References

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