Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pebeza

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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pebeza

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

Uncertain. Of distinct origin from Proto-Japonic *petunsi.

Noun

*pebeza

1. goat

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 羊 (pījā)[1]
  • Okinawan: 羊 (hījā)[2]
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 羊 (pinza)[3]
  • Yaeyama: 羊 (pïmiza)[4]
  • Yonaguni: 羊 (hibida)

References

1. “ぴーじゃー” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
2. “ひーじゃー” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
3. “ぴんざ” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
4. “ぺィみざ” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.