Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/oto

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 *ətə (“sound”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oto/

Noun

*oto

sound

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 音 (うとぅ, utu)
- Kunigami: 音 (ふとﾟぅー, futū)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 音 (うとﾟぅ, uθu)
- Okinawan: 音 (うとぅ, utu)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 音 (うとぅ, utu)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 音 (うとﾟぅ, uθu)
- Toku-No-Shima: 音 (うとぅ, utu)
- Yoron: 音 (うとぅ, utu)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 音 (うとぅ, utu)
- Yaeyama: 音 (うとぅ, utu)
- Yonaguni: 音 (うとぅ, utu)