Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/wi

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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 *wu (to sit).

Verb

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*wi

  1. to sit

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 居ゆい (yiyui, yīyui)
    • Kunigami: 居ん (yun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 居るり (yiruri)
    • Okinawan: 居ん (yiyun)
    • Okinoerabu: 居ん (yun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 居りゅむっ (yiryum)
    • Tokunoshima: 居りぃ (ïrï)
    • Yoron: 居ゅん (byun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan: