Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/miwi

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *mipi (“new”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miwi/

Adjective

*miwi

new

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 新ーさい (みーさい, mīsai)
- Kunigami: 新ーせん (みーせん, mīsen)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 新ーさり (みーさり, mīsari)
- Okinawan: 新ーさん (みーさん, mīsan)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 新ーさん (みーさん, mīsan)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 新ーさむっ (みーさむっ, mīsam)
- Toku-No-Shima: 新ーさい (みーさい, mīsai)
- Yoron: 新ーさん (みーさん, mīsan)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 新 (みㇲ゙, miz)
- Yaeyama: 新ーさん (みぃーさん, mïïsan)
- Yonaguni: 新ーん (みーん, mīn)