Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mune

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 *munay (“chest, breast, bosom”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mune/

Noun

*mune

chest, breast, bosom

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 胸 (むにぃ, munï)
- Kunigami: 胸 (にー, nī)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 胸 (むにぃ, munï)
- Okinawan: 胸 (んに, nni)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 胸 (にー, nī)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 胸 (むにぃ, munï)
- Toku-No-Shima: 胸 (にぃー, nïï)
- Yoron: 胸 (にー, nī)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 胸 (っみ, mmi)
- Yaeyama: 胸 (んに, nni)
- Yonaguni: 胸 (んに, nni)

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