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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pa

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 1

From Proto-Japonic *pa (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*pa

  1. leaf

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 葉 (ぱー, pā)
    • Kunigami: 葉 (ぱー, phā)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 葉 (はー, hā)
    • Okinawan: 葉 (ふぁー, fā)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 葉 (はー, hā)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 葉 (はー, hā)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 葉 (はー, hā)
    • Yoron: 葉 (ぱー, pā)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 葉 (ぱー, pā)
    • Yaeyama: 葉 (ぱー, pā)
    • Yonaguni: 葉 (はー, hā)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *pa (“tooth”).

Noun

*pa

  1. tooth

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 歯 (ぱー, phā)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 歯 (はー, hā)
    • Okinawan: 歯 (はー, hā)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 歯 (はー, hā)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 歯 (はー, hā)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 歯 (ぱー, pā)
    • Yaeyama: 歯 (ぱー, pā)
    • Yonaguni: 歯 (はー, hā)
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