Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/-na

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 1

From Proto-Japonic *na (“no, not; don't”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Suffix

*-na

prohibitive marker

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: な (na)
- Kunigami: な (na)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: な (na)
- Okinawan: な (na)
- Oki-No-Erabu: な (na)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: な (na)
- Toku-No-Shima: な (na)
- Yoron: な (na)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: な (na)
- Yaeyama: な (na)
- Yonaguni: な (na)