Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sima

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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 *sima (island, land).

Noun

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*sima

  1. island
  2. land
  3. community

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan: 시마 (/⁠si.ma⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: (shima)
    • Kunigami: (shimā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (shima)
    • Okinawan: (shima)
    • Okinoerabu: (shima)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (shima)
    • Tokunoshima: (sïma)
    • Yoron: (shima)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (sïma)
    • Yaeyama: (sïma)
    • Yonaguni: (chima)