Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/uya

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 *uya (“you (plural)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uja/

Pronoun

*uya

you (plural)

Declension

Nominative *uya, genitive *ura.

Derived terms

*ura
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: だー (dā)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: うら (ura)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: うら (ura)
  - Yoron: うら (ura)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: っゔぁ (vva)
  - Yaeyama: わー (wā)

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kunigami: っやー ('yā)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: っやー ('yā)
- Okinawan: っやー ('yā)
- Toku-No-Shima: っやー ('yā)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako:
  Irabu: やー (yā)