Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yə

This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Japonic

Etymology

Cognate with *ya (“eight”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jə/

Numeral

**Proto-Japonic cardinal numbers**
< 3	4	5 >
Cardinal : *yə

*yə

four

Descendants

Old Japanese: 四 (yo₂)
- Japanese: 四 (yo)
Ryukyuan: *yo
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 四 (ゆー, yū)
  - Kunigami: 四 (ゆー, yū)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 四 (ゆー, yū)
  - Okinawan: 四 (ゆー, yū)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 四 (ゆー, yū)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: 四 (ゆー, yū)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 四 (ゆー, yū)
  - Yoron: 四 (ゆー, yū)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 四 (ゆー, yū)
  - Yaeyama: 四 (ゆー, yū)
  - Yonaguni: 四 (どぅー, dū)