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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pige

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 *pinkay (“beard”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /piɡe/

Noun

*pige

  1. beard

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 髭 (ぴに, pini)
    • Kunigami: 髭 (ぴﾟじー, pijī)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 髭 (ひぎ, higi)
    • Okinawan: 髭 (ふぃじ, fiji)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 髭 (ひぎー, higī)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 髭 (ひぎ, higi)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 髭 (しぃぎ, sïgi)
    • Yoron: 髭 (ぴぎ, pigi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 髭 (ぴぃぎ, psïgi)
    • Yaeyama: 髭 (ぴぃに, psïni)
    • Yonaguni: 髭 (んぎ, ngi)
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