Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/omi

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 *omi (“ocean, sea”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /omi/

Noun

*omi

ocean, sea

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan: 烏乜 (ume) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469-1470)
- Kikai: 海 (うみ, umi)
- Kunigami: 海 (うみ, umi)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 海 (うみ, umi)
- Okinawan: 海 (うみ, umi)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 海 (うに, uni)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 海 (うみ, umi)
- Toku-No-Shima: 海 (うん, un)
- Yoron: 海 (うん, un)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 海 (いむっ, im)
- Yaeyama: 海 (いん, in)
- Yonaguni: 海 (うんなが, unnaga)