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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/uwe

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 *upay (“above, over”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uwe/

Noun

*uwe

  1. above, over

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 上 (うい, ui)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 上 (っゐぃー, 'wïï)
    • Okinawan: 上 (っゐー, 'wī)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 上 (うい, ui)
    • Yaeyama: 上 (うい, ui)
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