Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/suma(u)

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

An ancient borrowing of Japanese 相撲 (sumō, sumai, “sumo”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: A

Noun

*suma(u)

1. sumo

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 相撲 (shima)
  • Kunigami: 相撲 (shimā /⁠ɕìmǎː⁠/)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 相撲 (shimo)
  • Okinawan: 相撲 (sima /⁠sìmà⁠/)
  • Okinoerabu: 相撲 (shimā /⁠ɕìmǎː⁠/)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 相撲 (shimo /⁠ɕìmôˑ⁠/)
  • Tokunoshima: 相撲 (sïma /⁠sɨ̀má⁠/)
  • Yoron: 相撲 (shima /⁠ɕìmà⁠/)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 相撲 (sïma)
  • Yaeyama: 相撲 (sïma /⁠sɨ́má⁠/)
  • Yonaguni: 相撲 (chima /⁠tɕìmá⁠/)