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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/Uta

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

Reconstruction

It is uncertain on whether the initial vowel of this word derived from an original /u/ or a fronted /o/, hence the cover symbol *U is used here.

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *Uta (“song”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uta/, /ota/

Noun

*Uta

  1. song

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 歌 (ふたﾟー, futā)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 歌 (おたﾟ, oθa)
    • Okinawan: 歌 (うた, uta)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yaeyama: 歌 (うた, uta)
    • Yonaguni: 歌 (うた, uta)
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