Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ari

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 *ari (“to be”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɾi/

Verb

*ari

to exist, to be
to have

Derived terms

*e

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kunigami: 有ん (あん, an)
- Okinawan: 有ん (あん, an)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 有ーㇲ゙ (あーㇲ゙, āz)
- Yaeyama: 有ん (あん, an)
- Yonaguni: 有ん (あん, an)

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