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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sinobi

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *sinənpu (“to hide”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sinobi/

Verb

*sinobi

  1. to hide

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 忍ーびん (shinūbin)
    • Okinawan: 忍ぶん (shinubun)
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