Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/u

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

From Proto-Japonic *u (“you (singular)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /u/

Pronoun

*u

you (singular)

Declension

Nominative *u, accusative *unu, genitive *o/*e.

Derived terms

*ukeya
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 己きゃ (ukya), 己ちゃ (ucha)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 己きゃ (ukya)
*unura
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Yaeyama:
    Aragusuku: 己 (nda)
  - Yonaguni: 己 (nda)
*ereta
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: 己ったー (ittā)
  - Okinawan: 己ったー (ittā)
*ete
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako:
    Irabu: 己てぃ (iti)