Proto-Ryukyuan [ edit ]
Etymology 1 [ edit ]
From Proto-Japonic *yə ( “ four ” ) .
Numeral [ edit ]
*yo
four
Descendants [ edit ]
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Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai: 四 ( yū )
Kunigami: 四 ( yū )
Northern Amami-Oshima: 四 ( yū )
Okinawan: 四 ( yū )
Oki-No-Erabu: 四 ( yū )
Southern Amami-Oshima: 四 ( yū )
Toku-No-Shima: 四 ( yū )
Yoron: 四 ( yū )
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako: 四 ( yū )
Yaeyama: 四 ( yū )
Yonaguni: 四 ( dū )
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
From Proto-Japonic *yo ( “ night ” ) .
*yo
night
Derived terms [ edit ]
Descendants [ edit ]
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai: 夜 ( yū )
Kunigami: 夜 ( yū )
Northern Amami-Oshima: 夜 ( yū )
Okinawan: 夜 ( yū )
Oki-No-Erabu: 夜 ( yū )
Southern Amami-Oshima: 夜 ( yū )
Toku-No-Shima: 夜 ( yū )
Yoron: 夜 ( yū )
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako: 夜 ( yū )
Yaeyama: 夜 ( yū )
Yonaguni: 夜 ( dū )