Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sima

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 *sima (“island, land”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sima/

Noun

*sima

island
land
community

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan: 시마 (shima) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
- Kikai: 島 (しま, shima)
- Kunigami: 島 (しまー, shimā)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 島 (しま, shima)
- Okinawan: 島 (しま, shima)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 島 (しま, shima)
- Toku-No-Shima: 島 (すぃま, sïma)
- Yoron: 島 (しま, shima)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 島 (すま, suma)
- Yaeyama: 島 (しぃま, sïma)
- Yonaguni: 島 (ちま, chima)